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April 16, 2014

TTD in the news

St. Louis Post-Dispatch—Memo to Congress: Missourians want more Amtrak service

[As published By John Previsich and Edward Wytkind in St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Stark divisions have defined our national politics for some time. But there are many transportation issues that unite Americans across political lines, and one of those is overwhelming support for passenger rail in this country, and in particular, for Amtrak. Recent polls in America’s…
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April 9, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Federal Rail Regulators Say 15,000 Ton Trains Should be Operated by 2-Person Crews

WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), today commends the Federal Railroad Administration on its intention to issue a new rule on two-person train crew requirements. “We know, through years of experience and too many tragic accidents that it takes two qualified crew members to safely operate trains –…
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April 3, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD President Edward Wytkind on Transit Benefit Tax Extender

Washington DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), responded to the long overdue extension of the transit tax benefit included in today’s Senate mark-up of a tax package: “Congress effectively implemented a tax increase on working people on January 1 when it failed to avert the roll-back of transit tax…
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April 3, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Commends EU Decision on Airline Emissions Tax

WASHINGTON, DC – Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the European Union (EU) Parliament’s decision against proceeding, at least until 2016, with its plan to charge a climate tax on non-EU airlines flying in and out of Europe: “We’re pleased that the EU Parliament will not implement a heavy-handed,…
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April 2, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Applauds Passage of Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

Washington, DC – TTD President Edward Wytkind hailed the passage of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 today, calling it a victory for the U.S. Merchant Marine, middle class jobs and the broader economy. “The passage of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 is good news for workers, the…
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April 1, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Unions Call on U.S. DOT to Reject Norwegian Air International’s Application for Foreign Air Carrier Permit

Washington, DC – Twenty-two unions with the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO weighed in on an ongoing and escalating debate about the future of international air travel today. The unions called on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to reject Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit now pending before the U.S.…
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April 1, 2014

TTD in the news

The Hill—Unions push administration to reject Norwegian airline

[As published By Kevin Bogardus in The Hill] Labor unions are calling on the Obama administration to reject a Norwegian airline’s request for access to U.S. airports. In a letter obtained by The Hill and sent Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, more than 20 unions urged the administration to reject Norwegian Air International’s (NAI)…
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March 28, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Armed TSA Transportation Security Law Enforcement Personnel Will Make Airports Safer

WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement in support of the aviation safety and security reforms advanced today by J. David Cox, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), at a field hearing held by the House Homeland Security Committee in Los Angeles,…
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March 27, 2014

TTD in the news

The Hill—Congress faces gas tax dilemma

[As publishedBy Keith Laing in The Hill] If not the gas tax, then what? That’s the dilemma facing Congress as it seeks to plug a growing hole in transportation funding that state and local governments say is reaching crisis proportions. While the gas tax has long been the bedrock of the transportation trust fund, the…
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March 26, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Urges U.S. DOT to Ban Voice Calls on Planes

WASHINGTON, DC—The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) today responded to a request for comments from the Department of Transportation (DOT), and urged DOT to ban voice calls on all flights within, to or from the U.S. TTD argued that allowing passengers to make in-flight phone calls would be inherently disruptive to the cabin environment and…
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