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Journal of Commerce on TTD’s Defense of the Jones Act

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Bill exempting Puerto Rico from Jones Act ignites old battles As published by Joseph Bonney in Journal of Commerce Shipyard, maritime and labor interests have criticized an Alabama congressman’s proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act’s requirements for U.S.flag shipping between the island and the U.S. mainland. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., called for the exemption in […]

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Lawmakers Must Reject Legislative Assaults on the Jones Act

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Washington, D.C. — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues the following statement on the proposed amendment to exempt the Jones Act as part of H.R.5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stabilization Act (PROMESA). “Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is an old, tired idea that should be […]

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Global Trade Magazine Reports on TTD’s Support of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016

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Water Resources Bill Moving Along in U.S. Congress Bill to be Considered by House and Senate this Month As published by Peter Buxbaum in Global Trade Magazine The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the U.S. Congress approved a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 toward the end of May, marking the successful jump […]

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Pass Water Resources Development Act to Keep Ports Competitive

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WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, (TTD), issues the following statement regarding the markup of H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016: “We are pleased that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is taking long-overdue steps to accelerate much needed investments in our nation’s seaports. With […]

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Seapower Magazine Reports on National Maritime Day

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U.S. Merchant Marine Industry Strong, But Needs Improvements As published by John Marcario in Seapower Magazine Improving, and strengthening, the Jones Act, along with being more unified, were the theme echoed by mariners and officials during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s annual National Maritime Day observance ceremony. “The nations merchant mariners have always answered the […]

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Newark Star-Ledger Reports on Labor’s Effort to #DenyNAI

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N.J. Republican lines up with unions against Obama airline decision As published by Jonathan D. Salant in the Newark Star-Ledger A request by a new international airline to fly to the U.S. pits the Obama administration against organized labor and its Republican ally: U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey The chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, LoBiondo and […]

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Labor Movement Rallies to Ground Norwegian Air International Operating Scheme

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Urges White House, DOT to Protect Middle Class Aviation Jobs   WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds of aviation professionals, union leaders and members of the Congress gathered to call on the Obama Administration to “Deny NAI” at a rally outside the White House today. The rally is in response to the Department of Transportation’s ill-advised April […]

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Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Ground NAI

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WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to bipartisan legislation (H.R. 5090) that will require the U.S. Department of Transportation to enforce the labor protections in the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement. “Norwegian Air International (NAI) and its attempt to launch a flag-of-convenience airline has […]

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The Hill — FAA reauthorization should not move forward without commonsense protections for customer service agents

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As published by Sito Pantoja and Edward Wytkind in The Hill Anyone who has flown knows how stressful air travel can be — the long lines, crowded terminals and lost baggage aggravate many of us. But that’s no excuse for physically attacking airline customer service agents — a trend that is, disturbingly, on the rise. These […]

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The Hill Covers TTD’s Stance Against DOT’s Approval of Norwegian Air International

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Norwegian Air gets approval to fly to US As Published by Melanie Zanona in the Hill The Department of Transportation gave its tentative stamp of approval for Norwegian Air International to fly to the United States, drawing fierce opposition from industry and union groups but earning applause from travel advocates. The announcement on Friday will tentatively allow […]

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