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TTD Congratulates Victor Mendez and Peter Rogoff on Senate Confirmations

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Washington, D.C. – Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues the following statement in reaction to Senate confirmation of Victor Mendez as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Peter Rogoff as Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy: “On behalf of transportation labor, I congratulate Victor Mendez for his confirmation by the Senate as the […]

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TTD Supports FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance

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Washington DC – The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today urging the swift implementation of a statute requiring foreign-based aircraft repair facilities working on U.S. aircraft to be held to the same alcohol and drug testing standards as those based in the United States. “The time is […]

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Transportation Labor Encourages U.S. and EU Delegations to Fully Enforce Critical Labor Protections

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Washington, DC – Today, Edward Wytkind commented on the U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting held in Brussels, Belgium on the legal meaning and applicability of Article 17 bis of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement. “We were pleased to see that the U.S. and EU had scheduled a meeting to discuss Article 17 bis of the U.S.-EU Open […]

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Senator Murphy Offers Courageous Plan to Finally Boost Long-Term Transit and Highway Funding

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Washington, DC – Today, Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, praised Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) for his proposal to end decades of neglect of America’s surface transportation system. “Senator Murphy has shown bold leadership and a commitment to finding solutions to the anticipated collapse of the Highway Trust Fund, which funds vital […]

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House Passage of Westmoreland-DeFazio Amendment a Rejection of NAI-Like Airline Operating Schemes

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Washington, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, hailed the House’s inclusion of the Westmoreland-DeFazio Amendment in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745). “Today House lawmakers endorsed fair competition and a level playing field for the global airline industry. The vote in favor of the Westmoreland-DeFazio amendment […]

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Senate THUD Appropriations Bill Is a “Solid Step Forward”

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Washington, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) today commented on the pending markup of the THUD Appropriations bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee: “The Senate transportation funding bill is a solid step forward in meeting our immediate transportation needs and ensuring that we don’t weaken the nation’s fragile economy […]

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel—Time to badger Congress for Amtrak expansion

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[As published By John Previsich And Edward Wytkind in Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel] It’s been more than 150 years since railroad fever first brought rail service to the Badger State. And while just about everything else has changed in the last century and a half, one thing hasn’t: Wisconsinites still love trains and in particular are fans […]

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House Must Reject Plan to Cut Mail Delivery to Pay for Highway and Transit Investments

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Washington DC – Today, TTD President Edward Wytkind dismissed the proposal by House Republican leaders to abolish Saturday mail delivery to close the funding gap in the Highway Trust Fund: “Abolishing Saturday mail delivery to pay for the funding shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund is a non-starter and should be dead on arrival. Instead […]

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The Foreigner— Stop Norwegian Air’s Descent Into Low-Road Labor Policies

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[As published By Edward Wytkind in The Foreigner] In a global economy starving for good jobs, the last thing we need is airline companies that game trade agreements and try to undermine fair competition. Unfortunately, Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) has cooked up just such a scheme, and the stakes are high on both sides of […]

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Long Overdue WRRDA Port and Maritime Jobs Bill Poised for Enactment

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Washington DC – The following statement was issued today by Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act: “Our nation’s ports and waterways will get a much-needed boost under legislation being considered this week by the House and Senate to reauthorize the Water Resources Reform […]

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