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[By Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking] It was recently announced by the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO that they have joined the fight against human trafficking. This is amazing news since traffickers tend to use our Highways throughout the U.S to transport victims of labor trafficking and sex trafficking. We know that traffickers move their victim, from […]

[As posted by Ed Wytkind in The Huffington Post] You probably don’t have to look beyond your own community to see the visible signs of a crumbling and over-crowded transportation system. And you probably don’t need to look further than your own family or close friends to find someone who is out of work. These […]

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in support of the Invest in American Jobs Act (H.R.949) introduced by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and other U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members: “A vote for this jobs bill is a vote to directly boost our economy by bolstering our transportation […]

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 […]