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Hear Ed Wytkind Discuss Rail Safety, the PORTS Bill and the Highway Trust Fund on America’s Workforce Radio

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Earlier this week, TTD President Ed Wytkind discussed the latest issues facing America’s transportation and infrastructure systems – and their effects on working people – on America’s Workforce Radio. You can listen to the show on our Move America blog. Topics covered in the show include safety issues in our rail industry, a new bill […]

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Statement on Confirmation of Peter Neffenger as TSA Administrator

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Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger as TSA administrator: “I congratulate Peter Neffenger on his new role as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and look forward to working with him to find […]

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PORTS Bill is an Overreach, Would Undermine Collective Bargaining Rights

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Washington, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on the introduction of the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act: “Senator Cory Gardner’s PORTS bill is a blatant overreach by corporate interests whose sole objective is to eviscerate the collective bargaining rights of port employees. The Gardner […]

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Ed Wytkind Talks Transportation Jobs on The Rick Smith Show

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Ed Wytkind, president of the TTD, discusses crumbling infrastructure in the United States and its impact on working people, the economy and, yes, even business, on The Rick Smith Show. “It’s not just simply the jobs that are idling on the sidelines because we aren’t investing in transit and highways to build and modernize these […]

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U.S. Senate Should Move Quickly to Confirm Sarah Feinberg

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Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on the President’s nomination of Sarah Feinberg as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: “We strongly support the President’s nomination of Sarah Feinberg to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). At a time when the safety of our passenger […]

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House Bill Provides Chance for Expanded, Long-term Highway/Transit Funding Legislation

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Washington, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in advance of a House vote on a short-term extension of expiring highway and transit investment programs: “Today we are urging a YES vote on H.R. 2353, a short-term extension of expiring highway/transit programs that will keep pressure on lawmakers and […]

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Ed Wytkind Discusses Amtrak Issues on Democracy Now!

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Public Television Covers Infrastructure Issues in Wake of Amtrak Accident  

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Expiring Highway/Transit Programs Should be Extended Only Through July

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Congress Must Focus on Completing Long-Term Bill   Washington, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement regarding ongoing deliberations by lawmakers over passing legislation to extend expiring federal highway and transit programs: “Years of congressional inaction on a long-term surface transportation bill has harmed our economy. As highway and transit […]

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TTD, Transportation Secretary Foxx Hold Roundtable to Advance Priorities

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Washington, DC— Today the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and its 32 member unions hosted a Roundtable with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to urge action on a broad policy agenda unveiled by TTD unions in February: “Washington, DC is too often defined by dysfunction and inaction,” said TTD President Edward Wytkind, following the Roundtable. “Today’s […]

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Hear Ed Wytkind Discuss Fast Track on the Jeff Santos Show

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Last week, the Jeff Santos Show held a 3-hour special about Fast Track and TPP. TTD President Ed Wytkind joined as a guest to talk about TTD’s opposition to Fast Track and our solidarity with the labor movement in this regard. “This is not a fight that is just about manufacturing workers,” Wytkind explained. “This is […]

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