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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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June 4, 2014

TTD in the news

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

[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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June 2, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

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

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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May 20, 2014

TTD in the news

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

[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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May 19, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Long Overdue WRRDA Port and Maritime Jobs Bill Poised for Enactment

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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May 15, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

Remarks by Edward Wytkind Delivered at Rally for Jobs and Infrastructure during Infrastructure Week

Remarks by Edward Wytkind President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Delivered at Rally for Jobs and Infrastructure during Infrastructure Week Thanks Jos [Williams] for that introduction and for the work you do to mobilize this area’s labor movement behind job creation policies like the ones we are pushing today. Good afternoon! Thanks for being here to…
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