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December 7, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Applauds Strengthening of Domestic Content in NDAA

WASHINGTON– Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement applauding the inclusion of language that would strengthen domestic content preferences for major defense programs in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “As the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, we represent thousands
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December 6, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Welcomes Proposed Drug, Alcohol Testing Rule For Foreign Air Repair Station Workers

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed rule to require drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive workers at foreign air repair stations: “For more than 20 years, we have called for greater federal
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December 1, 2023

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

TTD Supports Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) today introduced legislation to protect Iowa’s jobs in the face of increasing automation in the workforce. The bipartisan Workforce DATA Act requires the U.S. Department of Labor to develop a plan to ensure that automation is a tool to make work easier, not an excuse to eliminate jobs.
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November 29, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Chances dim for Senate vote on rail safety bill: Consultant

Reported by Joanna Marsh for Freightwaves. Prospects for rail safety legislation in Congress to move forward in the waning weeks of 2023 appear dim, given other pressing national issues and even “mental exhaustion” among politicians, according to a former U.S. Department of Transportation official who now heads a consulting firm. “I think the bottom line…
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November 27, 2023

TTD in the news, News and Media

DESPITE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS, NO IMPROVEMENTS MADE FOR RAIL SAFETY

President of the Transportation Trades Department, Greg Regan, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the ongoing battle for rail safety improvements, safety legislation and a high-speed rail system working with unions in California. Rail safety is still a major concern for the TTD. Despite the best efforts of the administration and Railroad…
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November 22, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

ProPublica probe details how big railroads put profits before safety

Reported by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World. A major investigation by the news site ProPublica has—by sifting through thousands of documents, poring over 111 court cases over 15 years about safety issues, and interviewing hundreds of rail workers willing to talk—revealed in detail how the nation’s major freight railroads have put profits before safety, putting workers and…
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November 21, 2023

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Union leaders O’Brien, Nelson, Fain to Senate: Unionization battles corporate greed

Reported by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World. Labor’s renewed activism and unionizing nationally not only wins battles for workers but also combats corporate greed and increasing income inequality, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, and Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson told senators in mid-November. Fain summed up the progress by…
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November 21, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result

Reported by Chris Isidore for CNN. Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the last year, according to an analysis by CNN.
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November 20, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

California authority, unions sign MOU for future high-speed rail system

Reported by Progressive Railroading. The California High-Speed Rail Authority and 13 rail labor unions last week announced they’ve entered into an agreement in which the authority will use rail workers covered by federal rail labor laws in critical jobs once the high-speed trains begin to operate. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) ensures that “highly skilled…
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November 17, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

California High-Speed Rail Inks Historic Commitment With 13 Rail Unions

CALIFORNIA – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA), which oversees the largest high-speed rail project under construction in North America, announced a ground-breaking agreement with 13 rail unions to utilize rail workers covered by federal railroad labor laws in critical jobs once trains begin to operate. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ensures that highly
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