TTD in the news

[As posted by Nick Calio, Capt. Lee Moak and Edward Wytkind in The Hill] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility in Abu Dhabi is a bad deal for America and will have strong implications for U.S. airlines, workers and passengers. For starters, […]

[As posted by Ed Wytkind in the National Journal] The growing popularity of looking to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to fund our transportation systems cannot allow us to lose sight of the need to both protect the public interest and make the strong federal investments in infrastructure that will rebuild our country, grow our economy, and improve […]

[By David Cullen of Fleet Owner] Anthony Foxx (D) has been unanimously confirmed as Secretary of Transportation by the U.S. Senate, which had been expected to occur this week. Fox, who had been Mayor of Charlotte, NC, since December 2009, is yet a relative newcomer to elective and appointed office. He was elected in 2005 to an at-large seat on […]

[By Marine Log]   JUNE 18, 2013 — “It is time for Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to institute immediate and significant changes to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program,” says Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind in a statement issued as the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security […]

[As posted by Ed Wytkind in the National Journal] Back in the day, a Republican president signed into law one of the greatest infrastructure investments in history, linking communities across the country through long-distance highways. It advanced the nation light years, both economically and in quality of life. It physically put the United in the United […]

[As written by Kathryn Wolfe and Scott Wong in Politico] Amtrak and transportation safety advocates have lost one of their biggest defenders, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday morning at the age of 89. The New Jersey Democrat, who chaired a key Senate Commerce panel on transportation and safety, played a role in pushing through […]

[As written by Trade Only] Dredging projects critical to navigation, one of several political priorities for the industry, took a step forward Wednesday when the U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act by a vote of 83-14. “The passage of the Water Resources Development Act today brings much-needed reforms to harbor maintenance funding,” Edward […]

[As posted by Kathryn Wolfe in Politico] With negotiations ongoing, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO is circulating a letter to senators urging support for the WRDA bill. The letter comes as another key Democratic constituency, green groups, are unhappy with the bill’s project streamlining provisions. TTD also urges support for language in the […]

[By TheTrucker.com] WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation. The afternoon announcement at the White House was only a formality; the White House leaked Foxx’s impending nomination Sunday. Reaction to the announcement from the trucking industry was swift — and courteous. “On behalf […]

[By Keith Laing of The Hill]   President Obama on Monday officially nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx (D) to be the next U.S. Transportation secretary. Obama introduced Foxx at the White House and said the Charlotte, N.C., mayor would bring experience implementing transportation programs at the local level to the top transportation job in his Cabinet. […]