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September 27, 2013

TTD in the news

Press Associates Union News Service—Fed Departments, Individual Unions Join Push for Waterways Bill

[As posted by editors of the Press Associates Union News Service] WASHINGTON (PAI)—Two AFL-CIO departments, three construction unions and the St. Louis council of one of them, the Carpenters, are part of a bipartisan push urging lawmakers to approve a new waterways projects bill. In doing so, the federation’s Building Trades and Transportation Trades Departments,…
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September 19, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

Harbor Maintenance Legislation Will Boost American Competitiveness and Job Creation

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in support of H.R.3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA): “The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today will consider a critical, bipartisan water infrastructure bill that will boost American competitiveness and create middle-class jobs. The legislation contains needed…
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September 11, 2013

TTD in the news

Politico — Labor Vows to Give Democrats a Jolt

[As published by Alexander Burns in Politico] Members of the AFL-CIO erupted in applause this week when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told them that their agenda was “America’s agenda.” Less certain, according to a collection of top union officials, is whether labor’s agenda is still the Democratic Party’s agenda. Assembled here for the AFL-CIO’s quadrennial…
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September 6, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Supports FHWA’s Move to Strengthen Buy America Policy

WASHINGTON, DC—The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) today endorsed certain changes by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to Buy America policy that will lead to job creation and stronger transportation and manufacturing sectors. “TTD and our affiliated unions have long advocated for strong transportation Buy America policies,” said TTD President Edward Wytkind. “We should be…
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August 30, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

On This Labor Day, We Pay Tribute to Transportation Workers

WASHINGTON, DC—The following statement was issued by Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), in observance of Labor Day: “On this Labor Day, we honor the tremendous efforts of transportation workers. Whether they board or service a bus or a train or an aircraft, move cargo at seaports or airports, build the…
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August 22, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

Flight Attendants to be Covered by Long-Overdue Health and Safety Protections

WASHINGTON, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), made the following statement in support of the FAA’s final policy statement addressing flight attendant workplace safety in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): “Today’s announcement by the FAA means that America’s flight attendants who work every day to enhance the…
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August 6, 2013

TTD in the news

Aviation Week—Keep Air Transport Out of U.S.-EU Trade Talks

[As published by TTD President Edward Wytkind in Aviation Week Aug. 5, 2013] When you operate the world’s safest, most advanced and most lucrative aviation system—as the U.S. does—others are naturally going to want a piece of that pie. It is up to the U.S. government, therefore, not to slice it up at the expense…
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August 1, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

Obstructionists Derail Transportation Appropriations Jobs Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the Senate’s failure to pass the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill: “It is a sad state when obstructionists in Washington can keep our economy and our deteriorating transportation system on hold while they carry out their austerity-laced partisan agenda.…
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July 25, 2013

TTD in the news

National Journal—When Lobbying for Infrastructure, Even Unity Is Not Enough

[By Elahe Izadi of National Journal] It’s not every day that you’ll find the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO agreeing completely on an issue. But in 2011, there they were, chamber President Tom Donohue and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, testifying before a Senate committee in favor of a new surface-transportation bill, and even suggesting…
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July 22, 2013

TTD in the news

The Hill—Why preclearance in Abu Dhabi is a bad deal for America

[As posted by Nick Calio, Capt. Lee Moak and Edward Wytkind in The Hill] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility in Abu Dhabi is a bad deal for America and will have strong implications for U.S. airlines, workers and passengers. For starters,…
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