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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 1, 2013

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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 15, 2013

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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 27, 2013

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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

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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

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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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June 11, 2013

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Legislation Would Spare Public Transit Riders from Looming Tax Increase

Grimm-McGovern-King-Blumenauer Lead Effort WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in support of the Transit Parity Act introduced by Reps. Michael Grimm (R-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR): “The clock is ticking on a tax increase on working Americans unless Congress extends the tax credit…
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June 3, 2013

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Transportation Labor Mourns the Loss of Sen. Frank Lautenberg

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.): “It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a stalwart proponent of a vibrant and safe transportation system and a tireless advocate of the men and woman who…
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May 15, 2013

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Senate Bill Improves Nation’s Waterways, Boosts American Competitiveness and Jobs

WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement in support of Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act (S.601): “The passage of the Water Resources and Development Act today brings much needed reforms to harbor maintenance funding. The bill puts us on a path to fully funding our harbor maintenance…
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April 29, 2013

Press Releases and Statements

Statement on Nomination of Anthony Foxx as Next Secretary of Transportation

WASHINGTON, DC—The following statement was issued today by Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), in reaction to the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation: “I want to congratulate Mayor Anthony Foxx for his nomination by President Obama as the next Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx is assuming…
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