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December 16, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Transportation Labor Stands With Panama Canal Workers in Contract Negotiations, Calls Out Panama Canal Authority

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in support of the Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC – Panamanian Tugboat Captains’ Union), an affiliate of TTD’s member union, the International Organization of Masters, Mates, & Pilots (MM&P): “Members of…
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December 13, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Condemns DHS’ Illegal Termination of TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement condemning Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), effective January 11, 2026: “This illegal union-busting move to strip bargaining…
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December 11, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Senate Legislation to Bolster Public Transit Across the Country

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) reintroduced their Moving Transit Forward Act, legislation to boost federal funding for state and local transit to improve service, safety, and reliability for riders. The lawmakers’ bill creates a new federal funding program under the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide state and local transit agencies with…
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December 11, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Transportation Labor Objects to Rollback of Aviation Safety in House-Passed Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement objecting to Section 373 of the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act. Section 373 rolls back critical aviation safety protections that were implemented in response to the mid-air collision of Flight 5342 and a military helicopter…
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December 11, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports the Bipartisan Bus Operator Safety and Security Act

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (D- AL-02) and Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02), as members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Bus Operator Safety and Security Act, bipartisan legislation designed to improve safety and security for frontline bus operators. The bill will require new federally funded buses to include protective…
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December 9, 2025

TTD in the news

FRA allows railroads to reduce tracks inspections done by humans in favor of technology

Reported by Pavan Acharya for Politico The Federal Railroad Administration will allow freight railroads to increase the use of automated track inspection technologies and reduce the number of inspections done by humans, the agency wrote in a letter dated Friday. The waiver from the FRA will allow railroads to reduce inspections done by humans from…
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December 5, 2025

TTD in the news

U.S. Chamber and More than 20 National Organizations Form Move America Coalition to Champion Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Reported by US Chamber of Commerce Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 20 national organizations including industry trade associations and labor unions formed the Move America Coalition—a broad alliance committed to securing timely reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs and advancing long-term investment in America’s infrastructure. The bipartisan surface transportation law expires…
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December 4, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

More than 20 National Organizations Form Move America Coalition to Champion Surface Transportation Reauthorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, more than 20 national organizations, including industry trade associations and labor unions, formed the Move America Coalition—a broad alliance committed to securing timely reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs and advancing long-term investment in America’s infrastructure. The bipartisan surface transportation law expires in September 2026. Without prompt action from Congress, states and localities…
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November 19, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Modern Skies Coalition Urges Congress to Shield the Aviation Ecosystem from Government Shutdowns

WASHINGTON – Today, a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders released the statement below: “As members of the Modern Skies Coalition, we urge Congress to ensure that our nation’s aviation system and those who rely upon it are never subjected to another government shutdown. Travelers, shippers and other users of the system pay nearly $24 billion…
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November 12, 2025

News and Media, TTD in the news

Aviation Community Calls on Congress To Act on Funding

Reported by Kerry Lynch for AIN Online As for the Modern Skies Coalition, the organizations wrote an open letter to Congress, printed in the Washington Post, reminding them of the critical need for funding. “The government shutdown has disrupted that work and slowed the strong momentum we have built for modernization. But the shutdown is…
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