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March 28, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Statement on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order ending collective bargaining rights for approximately 700,000 federal workers: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation representing thousands of federal workers, we condemn this blatant attack on…
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March 20, 2025

News and Media, TTD in the news

Can USDOT kill California high-speed rail?

Reported by Dan Zukowski for Smart Cities Dive. In February, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched a review of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which is building a portion of the proposed Los Angeles-to-San Francisco HSR project in the state’s Central Valley. The review will determine whether the authority gets to keep about $4 billion in previously…
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March 16, 2025

News and Media, TTD in the news

California High-Speed Rail – The Future of Rail Transportation

Reported by Neal Tepel for Labor Press. The California High-Speed Rail Project is the largest HSR undertaking in North America. The blueprint includes a labor agreement with 13 rail unions and PLA for the unionized building trades. While highly skilled rail unions perform all traditional work operating trains, the construction of tracks and stations is…
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March 14, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports “American Cargo for American Ships Act”

Today, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act” to strengthen U.S. Cargo preference laws and promote American economic growth. The legislation aims to reduce the ongoing decline of U.S. flagged ships. In 2022, the Maritime Administration (MARAD)…
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March 12, 2025

News and Media, TTD in the news

Trump administration dismisses members of all federal maritime advisory committees

Reported by Pamela Glass for Work Boat. Nine federal committees that advise the Coast Guard on maritime issues have found themselves in the crosshairs of President Trump’s remake of the federal government. Members of all federal advisory committees under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including those working on towing safety regulations and maritime training,…
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March 12, 2025

Letters to the Administration, News and Media, Policy

Rail Labor Urges DOT to Maintain Staffing at FRA

March 11, 2025 The Honorable Sean DuffySecretaryU.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: Protecting FRA Staffing to Safeguard Rail Workers and Public Safety Dear Secretary Duffy, On behalf of the undersigned rail labor organizations, we write to express our deep concern regarding the February 26th memorandum issued by the U.S. Office…
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March 10, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Congratulates Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Senate Confirmation

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next Secretary of Labor: “During her time in Congress, Ms. Chavez-DeRemer showed a willingness to work across the aisle, engage with labor unions, and…
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March 7, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

DHS Order Ending Union Rights for TSA Workers Will Threaten Aviation Security & Efficiency

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement in response to Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem’s announcement ending collective bargaining for more than 40,000 Transportation Security Officers employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): “This is a reckless move by the Homeland Secretary and…
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March 5, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports an Increase for Air Traffic Controller Funding

Congresswoman Dina Titus today sent a letter to House leadership urging them to include funding in Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations to hire and train air traffic controllers to address current shortages. “On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) collided…
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February 26, 2025

News and Media, TTD in the news

Labor Leaders Sound Alarm Over DHS Decision to Purge Maritime Safety Committees

Reported by Mike Schuler for gCaptain. A group of top maritime labor leaders in the U.S. is urging Congress to restore nine Federal Advisory committees on maritime safety after their membership was abruptly terminated. The committees—staffed by maritime industry experts—provide critical input to the U.S. Coast Guard on issues ranging from towing safety and licensing…
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