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December 18, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

Fischer Bill Ending Cuts to Railroad Benefits Heads to President

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act. The legislation will protect railroad employees by ending government mandated cuts to their unemployment and sickness benefits once and for all. The bill now heads to the President’s desk. “Today marks a victory for our nation’s railroad workers. My REEF Act will…
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December 18, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

REEF Act Heads to President’s Desk

Legislation Will Restore Critical Railroader Lifeline WASHINGTON — Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits will be fully restored for the more than 200,000 railroad workers and their families as the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act heads to President Biden’s desk for signature. Included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this important legislation will finally remove these…
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December 17, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Applauds Final Safety Rule Requiring Drug & Alcohol Testing for Foreign Air Repair Station Workers

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement in support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) final rule requiring employees at foreign air repair stations to be held to the same drug and alcohol testing standards as U.S. aviation maintenance personnel:…
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December 13, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Labor warns Alabama port authority seeks ‘back door’ to automation

Reported by John Gallagher for Freight Waves FRA issued a preliminary determination in November finding that ASPA qualifies for the waiver, and invited public comments. Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), which represents railroad employees, argued in response that because ASPA’s bid request stipulates that the cranes allow for future conversion to…
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December 11, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Applauds House Passage of FY 2025 NDAA

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 281-140, the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, we are pleased that this NDAA will…
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December 10, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Aviation Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Reported by House T&I Committee Website Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) announced that the Subcommittee will receive testimony at a hearing entitled, “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation.” The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. Witness List: Read more…
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December 3, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

WSF fix is top priority for national transportation unions

Submitted by the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association to The Islands’ Sounder America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, has named the need for competitive wages and full collective bargaining rights to resolve the Washington State Ferry crisis as one of its six top national priorities. In a joint statement outlining…
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November 25, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Railway Age/RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference Roundup

Reported by RT & S Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy sat down with RT&S’s Jennifer McLawhorn…
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November 25, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

WSF Fix Is Top Priority for National Transportation Unions

Reported by San Juan Islander America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD), has named the need for competitive wages and full collective bargaining rights to resolve the Washington State Ferry crisis one of its six top national priorities. In a joint statement outlining policy goals for the next Congress…
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November 22, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Ensuring Full Benefits for Veterans Who Enter Rail Industry After Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a virtual press conference on the introduction of her new bill, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act. This bill seeks to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to clarify the treatment of military retirement pay in relation to unemployment and sickness benefits. “The Veteran Benefits…
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