TTD in the news

Reported by Marine Link Saltchuk subsidiaries receive millions in federal subsidies through the Tanker Security Program (TSP). MM&P maintains that companies benefiting from taxpayer support should not be permitted to violate federal labor laws while denying basic bargaining rights to the American mariners risking their lives at sea. While Saltchuk seeks to drag the dispute…

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Reported by Mike Schuler for gCaptain MM&P argues that companies receiving federal maritime subsidies should be expected to comply with federal labor law and recognize the bargaining rights of their mariners. The union said Saltchuk is seeking federal court review of the dispute, while labor groups and lawmakers, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal and the AFL-CIO’s…

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Reported by Jeff Berman for Logistics Managment Feedback to initially waiving the Jones Act for 60 days was not well received by a coalition of U.S.-based maritime labor unions in March—including: American Maritime Officers; American Radio Association; International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine Firemen’s Union; Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO;…

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Reported by Bloomberg Government Labor groups — including the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — also expressed support for the idea in a July 23 letter that specifically named support for programs within “Division J” of the 2021 law. Division J includes grants through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development program…

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Reported by Zach Williams for Bloomberg Government Opposition to Cummins: A major labor group wants the Senate Commerce Committee to reject the nomination of David Cummins to lead the TSA at a meeting scheduled for today, citing his opposition to the current collective bargaining agreement and support for privatizing screening services at some airports, Zach…

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Reported by Tre’Vaughn Howard for Bloomberg Government A bipartisan group of senators are seeking to reduce the lengthy benefit processing delays for railroad workers without relying on taxpayer dollars. The Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act, sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Tim Kaine (D.-Va.), would provide the Railroad Retirement…

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Reported by Nick Blenkey for Marine Log Yesterday, the executive committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) released a policy statement calling on Congress to adopt tax incentives and commercial cargo requirements to strengthen the U.S. Merchant Marine. “For decades,” says the statement, “the United States has sustained a decline in our U.S.-flag fleet,…

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Reported by Zach Williams for Bloomberg Government Friday was the deadline for responses to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking prompted by the Association of American Railroads—which represents Class 1 railroads such as BNSF and Union Pacific—requesting changes “to remove unnecessarily strict regulations that make it harder for the agency and stakeholders to effectively communicate.”…

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Reported by David Lassen for Trains Pro The legislators say that new dispatching systems and updates to existing software are currently introduced without oversight, testing, or regulation by the FRA, and contends that vendors are often slow to offer fixes when software problems are identified. This forces dispatchers “to troubleshoot the technology under live conditions…

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Reported by Liz Carey for Transportation Today U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced legislation that would modernize federal law to protect earned railroad retirement benefits. The bill is endorsed by the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters,…

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