Press Releases and Statements

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), released the following statement in response to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s announcement that the Department of Transportation will conduct a review of the California High-Speed Rail project to determine if $4 billion in grant funding from the Federal…

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, rail union leaders gathered for a virtual media briefing to call for safety reforms across the freight rail industry on the two-year anniversary of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. House Transportation Committee Vice Ranking Member Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13), Rail Subcommittee Ranking Member Dina Titus (D-NV-01), and Rail Subcommittee Member…

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WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), released the following statement in response to the mid-air collision of American Eagle Flight 5342, en route from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, D.C., and a military helicopter on a routine training flight near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:…

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Washington, D.C. – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement on Sean Duffy’s confirmation to serve as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT): “Transportation labor congratulates Sean Duffy on his confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. As Transportation Secretary, Mr.…

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Legislation Will Restore Critical Railroader Lifeline WASHINGTON — Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits will be fully restored for the more than 200,000 railroad workers and their families as the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act heads to President Biden’s desk for signature. Included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this important legislation will finally remove these…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement in support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) final rule requiring employees at foreign air repair stations to be held to the same drug and alcohol testing standards as U.S. aviation maintenance personnel:…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 281-140, the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, we are pleased that this NDAA will…

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD), gathered dozens of U.S. labor union leaders at an Executive Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. Looking toward the next Congress and incoming Trump-Vance Administration, the leaders outlined policy goals to support frontline transportation workers and welcomed remarks from AFL-CIO…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement of support of America’s largest port workers union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), as they continue negotiations with USMX ahead of the October 1 expiration of the current contract: “As America’s largest transportation…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a first-ever General Directive aimed at protecting America’s frontline transit workers from assault: “Earlier today, a bus was hijacked at gunpoint in Los Angeles. While the driver…

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