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WASHINGTON, DC—The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) is pleased to welcome the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and UNITE HERE as the organization’s 32nd and 33rd affiliated union. “This organization exists to give voice to millions of transportation workers whose jobs and livelihoods are directly linked to what happens in Washington,” said TTD President […]

[As posted by Keith Laing of The Hill] The unions for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security screeners and Amtrak concession workers have joined the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, the labor groups said Thursday. The TTD, which bills itself as the largest coalition of transportation unions, said the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and […]

[By Progressive Railroading]   Leaders of the AFL-CIO transportation unions have called on Congress to establish a long-term strategy for Amtrak that will meet demands for growing ridership, invest in the railroad’s decaying equipment and network, protect workers’ rights and jobs, and reject “risky” privatization of key routes and services. The Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO‘s (TTD) Executive Committee […]

ORLANDO, FL—The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), joined the battle to thwart the scourge of human trafficking that is being carried out in the nation’s transportation system. “As many as 27 million women, men and children are sold into prostitution, domestic servitude or other forced labor in dark corners across the globe,” the TTD Executive […]

[By Robert P. Mark of AIN Online] According to the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO union, 70 percent of airline maintenance is conducted by outside contractors, and some of the most comprehensive work on transport aircraft “should be conducted only by Part 145 certified repair stations,” according to TTD president Edward Wytkind. His remarks were part of formal […]

Condemn ‘Reckless’ Cuts from Threatened Sequestration ORLANDO, FL—Transportation union leaders are rolling out a 2013 transportation investment and jobs agenda, staking out an aggressive stance against irresponsible liberalization of aviation trade and condemning damaging cuts to transportation programs and jobs that are threatened by sequestration. The unions also call for the reform of maritime cargo […]

  Oppose Expansion of ICAO Mandate ORLANDO, FL—Transportation unions staked out their opposition to continuing attempts by the EU and others to “loosen” U.S. airline ownership and control rules, and rejected the “shockingly ambitious” agenda of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to expand its policy mandate. “We have rolled out a clear vision on how […]

ORLANDO, FL—Transportation unions vowed to protect and create U.S. maritime jobs by strengthening enforcement of cargo preference laws and reversing recent congressional action that undermined these longstanding requirements. Meeting this week, the Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) criticized legislation adopted in 2012, as part of an 11th hour deal on a […]

 ORLANDO, FL—Seeking to end a stalemate on long-term federal support for public transit and highway investments, AFL-CIO transportation unions are calling for a bipartisan solution to fix a “broken and outdated funding system” for these critical national investments. In a policy statement unanimously adopted by the Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), […]

 ORLANDO, FL—As lawmakers prepare to debate passenger rail reauthorization, leaders of AFL-CIO transportation unions are calling on Congress to set a long-term future for Amtrak that meets the demands of a growing ridership, invests in the railroad’s decaying equipment and network, protects the rights and jobs of workers and rejects “risky” privatization of key routes […]