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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

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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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November 14, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

STB gets earful on proposed rule for reciprocal switching

The Surface Transportation Board recently closed the comment period for rail stakeholders to file their thoughts on whether reciprocal switching should be considered as an option to address subpar rail service in the U.S. And among the thousands of pages in filings to the board about the issue were dozens of suggestions and questions. How…
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November 13, 2023

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Driverless vehicles are a menace to society, say labor unions

More than two dozen labor unions are calling on the federal government to rein in autonomous vehicles. In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, the unions wrote that driverless vehicles are a menace to society. The unions say that federal officials should dig deep into the record and reliability of driverless vehicles. Unions have…
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November 10, 2023

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‘End the unsafe operation’ of autonomous vehicles, union leaders tell US DOT

On Nov. 8, 26 labor organizations asked the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a six-page letter to “take immediate action” to “end the unsafe operation of [automated driving system]-equipped vehicles on our roads.” Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, told Smart Cities Dive…
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November 9, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

27 Transportation Labor Groups Demand Federal Investigations of Waymo & Other Driverless Vehicle Companies

WASHINGTON – Today, 27 labor organizations representing transportation workers urged federal transportation safety officials to immediately open investigations into Waymo, Zoox, and similar companies that operate robotaxis and other for-hire driverless vehicles. While Cruise issued a voluntary software recall yesterday for its 950 driverless vehicle fleet and has temporarily halted its driverless vehicle operations, other…
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October 25, 2023

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Maritime Unions Oppose Proposed Second U.S. Registry

A broad coalition of American maritime and transportation unions has registered its strong opposition to a proposal that would promote the operation of United States-flag vessels with foreign crews. The proposal, part of a report issued by the Hudson Institute, would create a second United States-flag ship registry to allow vessel owners to bypass the…
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October 24, 2023

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TTD Applauds Senate Confirmation of FAA Administrator

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement after the Senate voted, 98-0, to confirm Michael Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): “We applaud today’s Senate floor vote to confirm Michael Whitaker as the next FAA Administrator. As the…
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October 18, 2023

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

NEWS: Following I-95 Collapse, TTD Supports Bill to Make FTA Emergency Response Program Work Better

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with fourteen Senate colleagues, today introduced the Transit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) program that serves the same purpose for America’s…
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