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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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July 19, 2013

TTD in the news

NATIONAL JOURNAL—There Are Three P's in PPP's

[As posted by Ed Wytkind in the National Journal] The growing popularity of looking to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to fund our transportation systems cannot allow us to lose sight of the need to both protect the public interest and make the strong federal investments in infrastructure that will rebuild our country, grow our economy, and improve…
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July 15, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Supports Bill to Mitigate Pension Losses at AA, Calls for Swift Passage

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in support of a bill designed to mitigate pension losses at American Airlines (H.R.2591): “TTD is pleased that a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), has stepped forward to support workers at American Airlines who have seen their pensions…
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June 28, 2013

TTD in the news

Fleet Owner—Anthony Foxx unanimously confirmed as DOT Secretary

[By David Cullen of Fleet Owner] Anthony Foxx (D) has been unanimously confirmed as Secretary of Transportation by the U.S. Senate, which had been expected to occur this week. Fox, who had been Mayor of Charlotte, NC, since December 2009, is yet a relative newcomer to elective and appointed office. He was elected in 2005 to an at-large seat on…
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June 27, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

TTD Congratulates Anthony Foxx On Confirmation as DOT Secretary

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in reaction to Senate confirmation of Anthony Foxx as our nation’s Secretary of Transportation: “On behalf of the nation’s transportation workers, I congratulate Anthony Foxx on his confirmation by the Senate as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Secretary Foxx is a skilled…
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June 20, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

House Rejects Misguided Food Aid Amendment

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the rejection of the Royce-Engle amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947): “We are pleased that the House of Representatives wisely rejected the Royce-Engel amendment that would have gutted our nation’s Food for Peace…
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June 18, 2013

TTD in the news

Marine Log—AFL CIO: Time to reconsider flawed TWIC program

[By Marine Log] JUNE 18, 2013 — “It is time for Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to institute immediate and significant changes to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program,” says Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind in a statement issued as the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security…
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June 18, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

Time to Reconsider Flawed TWIC Program

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement regarding the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, the subject of a hearing today by the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security: “It is time for Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to institute immediate and significant changes to the Transportation…
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