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May 25, 2016

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Pass Water Resources Development Act to Keep Ports Competitive

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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May 24, 2016

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Seapower Magazine Reports on National Maritime Day

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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May 24, 2016

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

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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May 12, 2016

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Labor Movement Rallies to Ground Norwegian Air International Operating Scheme

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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April 28, 2016

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Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Ground NAI

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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April 28, 2016

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

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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April 15, 2016

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

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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April 15, 2016

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U.S. DOT Order on Norwegian Air Case, Unless Reversed, Threatens Thousands of U.S. Airline Jobs

WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ill-advised order regarding Norwegian Air International’s application for a foreign air carrier permit: “We are strongly opposed to today’s show cause order issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation that could…
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April 14, 2016

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Safety & Health Magazine Highlights Transportation Union Efforts to #DriveOutAssault

Groups call for federal rule to protect transit workers from violence As published in Safety & Health Magazine Washington – Citing “an epidemic of workplace violence” against bus drivers and other transit operators, a group of organizations is calling on the Federal Transit Administration to issue a final rule that would strengthen protections against physical assaults…
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April 13, 2016

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Railway Age Reports on CP-NS Merger Termination

See ya later, what’s-your-name As published by William Vantuono in Railway Age Well, it’s all over but the ruminating and regurgitating: Hedge fund king Bill Ackman had his blinders ripped off, read the handwriting on the wall, and wisely deep-sixed his attempt to bolster his sagging pockets by going after Norfolk Southern, a damn good…
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