News and Media Archives - Page 94 of 133

March 12, 2014

TTD in the news

The Stand—Urge White House to reject Norwegian Air scheme

[As published by David Groves in The Stand] Multinational corporations are increasingly contracting out what used to be family-wage company jobs to staffing companies to avoid unionization and gain a competitive advantage by paying substandard wages and benefits. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the Air Line Pilots Association and other aviation unions are calling attention to…
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March 12, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Urges Administration to Deliver Strong Message to EC: Keep Aviation and Maritime Out of TTIP

WASHINGTON, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues the following statement in response to news accounts of leaked European Commission (EC) proposals to include aviation and maritime services in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade deal currently under negotiation: “Recent press reports of ‘leaked’ documents confirm what we’ve known…
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March 3, 2014

TTD in the news

People's World—Union leaders hail Obama infrastructure push

[As published by PAI in People’s World] WASHINGTON (PAI) – Laborers Union President Terry O’Sullivan and AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department President Ed Wytkind hailed President Obama’s push to get Congress to enact a $302 billion four-year mass-transit-highway construction bill. And AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka? “Bring it on!” Obama launched his latest push for the legislation…
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February 28, 2014

TTD in the news

TTD Defends U.S. Maritime Sector in Roll Call

[As published By Ellyn Ferguson in Roll Call] Merchant Marine Says Food Aid Keeps Them Afloat Shipping companies and sailors united to fight the Obama administration’s proposal to nearly halve the amount the federal government spends on transporting food aid from the United States to regions in need. The administration argued the change would allow…
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February 28, 2014

TTD in the news

PAI Union News—UNION LEADERS HAIL OBAMA INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH

[As published by Mark Gruenberg in PAI Union News] WASHINGTON (PAI)—Laborers Union President Terry O’Sullivan and AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department President Ed Wytkind hailed Democratic President Barack Obama’s push to get Congress to enact a $302 billion 4-year mass-transit-highway construction bill. And AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka? “Bring it on!” Obama launched his latest push for…
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February 26, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

President Obama Kick-Starts Debate on Funding Long-Term Surface Transportation Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on President Obama’s four-year surface transportation investment proposal: “We’re pleased that the President has declared it a priority of his Administration to fix the surface transportation funding crisis that is threatening our economy and American competitiveness. Today’s announcement for a $302…
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February 24, 2014

TTD in the news

People's World—Unions fight airline plan to enter U.S. on the cheap

[As published by Mark Gruenberg in People’s World] HOUSTON (PAI) – Just call it airborne theft of flight attendants’ and pilots’ jobs and pay. In a scenario U.S. seafarers are familiar with, Norwegian Air International wants to become a “flag of convenience” air carrier into the U.S., by getting a flight certificate from Ireland, hiring…
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February 20, 2014

TTD in the news

Air Transport World—Unions unite against Norwegian’s crew recruitment scheme

[As published by Anne Paylor in Air Transport World] Flight attendants and pilots from the US and Norway are joining forces in a bid to ensure that Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Irish-based long-haul subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, does not “bypass international labor laws” when it comes to recruiting crew. The Air Line Pilots…
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February 18, 2014

TTD in the news

TruckingInfo—Transportation Unions Take Aim at “Wrongheaded Policies”

[As published by TruckingInfo] Transportation unions are pushing back against what they claim is a torrent of “wrongheaded policies and business models that threaten the quality and safety of the nation’s transportation system and middle-class jobs.” “We are taking aim at changes in our industries–and failed public policies–that are leading to the steady decline of…
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February 17, 2014

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Unions Mobilize Against Policies and Business Models that Threaten Transportation Jobs

HOUSTON—Transportation unions are pushing back against a torrent of wrongheaded policies and business models that threaten the quality and safety of the nation’s transportation system and middle-class jobs. “We are taking aim at changes in our industries–and failed public policies–that are leading to the steady decline of the world’s largest transportation system and erosion of…
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