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November 13, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Driverless vehicles are a menace to society, say labor unions

More than two dozen labor unions are calling on the federal government to rein in autonomous vehicles. In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, the unions wrote that driverless vehicles are a menace to society. The unions say that federal officials should dig deep into the record and reliability of driverless vehicles. Unions have…
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November 10, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

‘End the unsafe operation’ of autonomous vehicles, union leaders tell US DOT

On Nov. 8, 26 labor organizations asked the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a six-page letter to “take immediate action” to “end the unsafe operation of [automated driving system]-equipped vehicles on our roads.” Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, told Smart Cities Dive…
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October 18, 2023

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

NEWS: Following I-95 Collapse, TTD Supports Bill to Make FTA Emergency Response Program Work Better

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with fourteen Senate colleagues, today introduced the Transit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) program that serves the same purpose for America’s…
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October 4, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Letter Calling For Robust Investment In Passenger Rail To Connect Our Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) led a letter with Reps. Seth Moulton (MA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and 74 additional House members to House and Senate leadership calling for any upcoming government funding package to include robust funding for Amtrak and its passenger rail services. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA,…
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September 29, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Federal government shutdown: Here’s how it could impact cities, states and transportation

Reported by Dan Zukowski for SmartCitiesDive. As Congress stumbles toward a likely government shutdown at midnight on Oct. 1, state and local officials, including those responsible for law enforcement and transportation, are assessing how a shutdown would affect their operations. Depending on the length of any shutdown and the specific federal personnel and agencies it…
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September 29, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

7,000 more UAW workers join auto strike in Chicago and Michigan

Reported by Irving Mejia-Hilario for the Dallas Morning News. Over 7,000 union workers in Illinois and Michigan joined other striking auto workers Friday as the United Auto Workers widened its work stoppage to win higher wages and benefits from Detroit’s Big Three automakers. UAW President Shawn Fain called on workers at a Ford assembly plant…
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September 29, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

How will a government shutdown affect freight railroads?

Reported by Joanna Marsh for Freightwaves. On the surface, a government shutdown — which can occur if Congress can’t agree on how to handle the appropriations budgets — would have a limited impact on freight rail operations. Freight railroads will keep running, transporting parts, materials and goods within North America and to and from the…
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September 20, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD SUPPORTS BIPARTISAN BILL TO PRIORITIZE AMERICAN-GROWN COMMODITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID

WASHINGTON—Today, Senators Mike Braun, Jon Tester, Roger Marshall and Pete Ricketts introduced bipartisan legislation to enshrine a continued role for American farmers in the Food for Peace (FFP) program and increase accountability and transparency in FFP program functions. U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), John Garamendi (CA-08), Rick Crawford (AR-01), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the…
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September 12, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Letter from 680 Organizations Sent to Congress Calling for Clean CR, No Shutdown

The Coalition on Human Needs and 680 local, state, and national groups delivered a message to Congress Tuesday: do your duty and keep government running. The groups delivered a letter to every member of the House and Senate urging passage of a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution (CR), including “emergency funding that supports current services and addresses urgent…
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September 12, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bipartisan Letter Urging FTA to Protect Public Transit Operators From Assault

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Menendez is leading a bipartisan coalition of 114 Members of Congress, urging the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to immediately act on rulemaking required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to protect public transit operators from assault. The call to address America’s transit worker safety crisis is supported by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the…
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