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March 24, 2026

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bicameral Bill to Invest in Public Transit Workforce Training

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), joined by Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), introduced the National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act, legislation to support and expand the Transit Workforce Center, a national training center that prepares American workers for specialized, good-paying jobs in transit industry sectors facing…
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March 24, 2026

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Transportation Labor Demands Pay for TSA Officers Now

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement condemning the failure of the federal government to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers (TSOs) for nearly 40 days: “Each day that TSA officers’ paychecks are withheld further compromises the safety and security of…
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March 18, 2026

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Maritime Labor Leaders Push Back on 60-Day Jones Act Waiver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of U.S. maritime labor organizations, including the American Maritime Officers; American Radio Association; International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine Firemen’s Union; Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO; Sailors’ Union of the Pacific; Seafarers International Union; and the Transportation Trades Department,…
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March 13, 2026

TTD in the news

U.S. Shipping Interests Say Jones Act Waiver Would Do Little to Lower Gasoline Prices

Reported by Mike Schuler for gCaptain A coalition of seven American maritime labor organizations—including the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots—also weighed in Thursday, sending a letter to the White House urging the administration not to grant a Jones Act waiver. The groups…
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March 12, 2026

TTD in the news

Happening on the Hill

Reported by Zach Williams for Bloomberg Government Transportation Panel Vote on Nominees: The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on nominations of Matthew Anderson to be NASA’s deputy administrator, Michael Graham to join the National Transportation Safety Board, Richard Kloster to join the Surface Transportation Board, and Seval Oz to be an assistant secretary of transportation…
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March 12, 2026

TTD in the news

Labor wants ALERT Act changes

Reported by Sam Ogozalek, Oriana Pawlyk and Chris Marquette for Politco Pro Morning Transportation In a letter signed by organizations including the Air Line Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants and the Teamsters, the unions urged the House to draft a stringent Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In mandate (ADS-B In, for short) and to limit…
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March 6, 2026

TTD in the news

Morning Transportation Newsletter

Reported by Chris Marquette and Oriana Pawlyk for Politico SURFACE BILL FUNDING PLEA: Several interest groups, including the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the American Public Transportation Association and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, are calling on lawmakers writing the highway bill to provide greater than, or equal to, funding in the2021 infrastructure…
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March 4, 2026

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Legislation to Improve Freight Rail Safety

Congresswoman Dina Titus, Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, introduced legislation today to ensure freight rail safety through communities by instituting comprehensive human and automated track inspection requirements. “Trains carrying hazardous materials run right through my District in the heart of Las Vegas,” said Congresswoman Titus. “The Secure Tracks…
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March 4, 2026

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Train Derailments and Keep Communities Safe

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced they are introducing the Secure Tracks Act, legislation that would require railroads to use both automated track inspection (ATI) technology and human track inspections. While ATI technology can efficiently detect defects in the track, it fails to detect a variety of key issues…
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March 3, 2026

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

Deluzio, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined fellow U.S. House members Congressmen Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08) to introduce the Railway Safety Act of 2026. Following the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, this bill would make freight rail safer by strengthening hazardous materials oversight, emergency response support, and…
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