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August 18, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD to DOT: Show NAI that America’s Workers Have Priority

Washington DC – Today, Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement regarding two separate comments submitted by TTD jointly with the Air Line Pilots Association and the European Cockpit Association, and with the European Transport Workers’ Federation, on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) August 4, 2014 Notice…
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August 7, 2014

TTD in the news

TIMES UNION—Increase funding for rail system

[As published By John Previsich And Edward Wytkind in Times Union] Amtrak links the Hudson Valley to the rest of North America. From Hudson and Albany, you can take the train to western New York, to New York City and to Canada. And people do just that: Last year, Amtrak’s Empire Service alone brought more than…
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August 1, 2014

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Congress Acts to Patch, Not Fix, the Highway Trust Fund

Washington, D.C. – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issues the following statement about Congress’s passage of HR 5021: “Yesterday Congress acted to treat the insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund as little more than a pothole needing a quick patch. While the legislation passed yesterday was urgently necessary, it does…
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July 28, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Statement on the Resignation of Anne Ferro

Washington, D.C. – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issues the following statement in reaction to the resignation of Anne Ferro as chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) on Friday: “TTD extends our gratitude to Anne Ferro for her five years of unwavering commitment to improving motor carrier…
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July 25, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Congratulates Victor Mendez and Peter Rogoff on Senate Confirmations

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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July 18, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

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

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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July 14, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

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

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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June 19, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

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

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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June 10, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

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

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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June 4, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Senate THUD Appropriations Bill Is a “Solid Step Forward”

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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