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December 11, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Reported by John Oliver for HBO. John Oliver discusses freight trains and railroads, how they’ve put profits over safety, and, crucially, what shows he watched as a child that explain…everything.
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December 9, 2023

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Biden administration heralds commitment to high speed rail

Reported by David Lassen for Trains. President Joe Biden and passenger rail advocates on Friday hailed announcement of two major Federal Railroad Administration programs — one providing $8.2 billion in grants for construction of passenger-focused projects [see “FRA announces $8.2 billion in Federal-State Partnership passenger grants,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 8, 2023] and the other…
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December 8, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Applauds Federal Grants for High-Speed Rail Projects

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement applauding the Department of Transportation’s decision to award $3 billion each to California High-Speed Rail and Brightline West through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program, , as part of $8.2 billion in…
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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

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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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