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October 28, 2015

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TTD Urges President to Reject EU TTIP Proposal

WASHINGTON, DC — The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and its affiliated aviation and maritime unions today urged President Obama to reject the job-killing proposals by the European Union (EU) to include aviation and maritime transport services in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement. “We are not interested in seeing the U.S. aviation…
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October 27, 2015

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Bloomberg BNA Covers Labor Groups’ Opposition to Hair Testing Transportation Workers for Drugs

As published by Chris Opfer in Bloomberg BNA Hair and Drug Testing Delayed in Transportation Bill Transportation businesses will have to wait at least a year to start taking hair samples to test workers for drugs, under the surface transportation reauthorization bill (H.R. 3763) approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Oct. 22. Unlike the…
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October 23, 2015

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BuzzFeed News Highlights Reasons Bus and Truck Drivers Should not be Subjected to Hair Testing

As published by Amanda Chicago Lewis in BuzzFeed News A Potentially Racist Drug Test Could Become Standard For Truckers Congress is poised to let the commercial trucking and bus industries rely solely on hair drug tests that have been found to have two troubling problems: Black people are more likely to test positive than whites,…
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October 22, 2015

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Congress Should Support Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015

Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued this statement on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRRA): “Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders on both sides of the aisle have proven today that it is still possible in Washington to work together in advancing legislation that is good for the…
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October 21, 2015

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The Hill Covers TTD’s Opposition to Hair Testing Drivers for Drugs

As published by Keith Laing in The Hill Unions mobilize against hair drug testing for truck drivers The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) is trying to clip a proposal to test truck drivers’ hair for traces of drugs instead of checking their urine. Supporters of the proposal, which is included in a highway bill…
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October 9, 2015

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Statement on El Faro Tragedy

Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement on the El Faro cargo ship tragedy: “We offer our deepest condolences to the families of El Faro’s 33 crew members, and to all those who called these experienced, dedicated mariners friends and co-workers. These were skilled mariners…
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September 30, 2015

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Shuster-DeFazio Offer Sensible PTC Extension Bill

Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement on a bipartisan bill that extends the deadline for implementation of positive train control (PTC) technology: “TTD supports bipartisan legislation – introduced today by the leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee – that extends the statutory deadline…
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September 16, 2015

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The Hill covers TTD’s support of Hudson River rail tunnel project

As published by Keith Laing in The Hill Unions back NYC rail tunnel plan The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) is backing a plan that calls for the federal government to pay for half of the cost of building a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris…
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September 15, 2015

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TTD Applauds Forward Momentum on Hudson River Rail Tunnel

Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement on the progress to build a new Hudson River Rail Tunnel: “We are pleased that Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo have advanced a joint plan — in a letter to President Obama — to build a desperately…
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September 4, 2015

Press Releases and Statements

Labor Day Must be Much More Than a One-Day Celebration

Washington, DC — The following statement was issued by Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), in advance of the Labor Day holiday: “For far too long, our country has distanced itself from the true meaning of Labor Day. Labor Day can’t be just another federal holiday – it must be a…
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