TTD in the news

[By Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking] It was recently announced by the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO that they have joined the fight against human trafficking. This is amazing news since traffickers tend to use our Highways throughout the U.S to transport victims of labor trafficking and sex trafficking. We know that traffickers move their victim, from…

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[As posted by Keith Laing of The Hill] The unions for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security screeners and Amtrak concession workers have joined the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, the labor groups said Thursday. The TTD, which bills itself as the largest coalition of transportation unions, said the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and…

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[As posted by Kathryn Wolfe and Scott Wong in Politico] New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s decision to retire at the end of his term hands transportation safety advocates their second piece of political bad news in recent months. Lautenberg, who chairs the Senate Commerce panel in charge of highways, transit, rail and maritime issues, said…

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[By Keith Laing of The Hill]   The largest collection of unions that represents transportation workers is urging President Obama to go big on their industries in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “The president has a chance tomorrow night to make the case for rebuilding our nation, beginning with the expansion of…

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[As posted by Kathryn Wolfe in Politico] Most transportation policy-watchers expect President Barack Obama to offer up a comment on infrastructure during his State of the Union speech — just not much of one. One transportation lobbyist says the president will mention infrastructure “in passing. It seems to be a fairly consistent theme. The big…

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[By Larry Ehl of Transportation Issues Daily] USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood will be a tough act to follow. Image – Jonathon Maus, BikePortland. Here are excerpts of reaction from all corners of the transportation industry to USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood’s resignation announcement. President Obama: “As Secretary of Transportation, he has fought to create jobs and…

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