Policy Archives

December 17, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

Modern Skies Coalition Urges House Transportation Committee to Pass Aviation Funding Solvency Act

December 17, 2025 The Honorable Sam Graves, ChairmanCommittee on Transportation and InfrastructureU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Rick Larsen, Ranking MemberCommittee on Transportation and InfrastructureU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen: As members of the Modern Skies Coalition, we urge all Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure
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December 11, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

VOTE ALERT: Vote Yes on H.R. 2550, Protect America’s Workforce Act

December 11, 2025 Dear Representative, On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers who build, operate, and maintain our nation’s transportation networks, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to vote YES on H.R. 2550, “Protect America’s Workforce Act” which will be considered on the House Floor today. This bipartisan
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December 10, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

TTD Urges NO Vote on House NDAA Rule After Removal of Collective Bargaining Protections

December 10, 2025 Dear Representative, On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers who build, operate, and maintain our nation’s transportation networks, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to vote “NO” on H. Res. 936, the House rule to advance S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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December 4, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

Move America Coalition Outlines Priorities for the Next Surface Transportation Bill in Letter to Congress

To the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate: The undersigned organizations, comprising the Move America Coalition, urge you to enact a new surface transportation bill that includes robust funding before the end of this Congress. Our organizations collectively represent a broad array of U.S. businesses, workers, infrastructure owners, and other stakeholders
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December 3, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

Federal Workers Alliance Urges Congress to Restore Collective Bargaining Rights to DOD Workers in Final Defense Authorization Bill

December 3, 2025 Hon. John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate S-230 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Hon. Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate S-221 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Hon. Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives H-232 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Hon. Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives 2433 Rayburn House
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November 26, 2025

Federal Comments, Policy

FAA Must Intensify Efforts to Address Airport Ramp Worker Safety

November 25, 2025 Anthony M. ButtersManager, Airport Safety Policy Branch, Office of Airports, Safety and StandardsFederal Aviation Administration800 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20591 RE: Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Section 353 Survey To Evaluate Airport Ramp Worker Safety Docket No. FAA-2025-1704 Mr. Butters: On behalf
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November 19, 2025

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Urges FRA to Reject Amtrak’s Request for Recurring Positive Train Control System Outages

November 18, 2025 Ms. Carolyn Hayward-WilliamsDirector, Office of Railroad Systems and TechnologyFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control SystemDocket No. FRA-2010-0029 Ms. Hayward-Williams: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad
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November 10, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

House Sign-On Letter: Support Workers at Piedmont Airlines

November 10, 2025 Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of airline workers, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to join Congresswoman Alma Adams’ letter to support workers at Piedmont Airlines. The letter urges the CEO of Piedmont Airlines to negotiate in good faith with the Communications Workers
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October 27, 2025

Letters To Congress, Policy

As Senate Committee Examines U.S. Shipbuilding Efforts, Maritime Labor Groups Reiterate Strong Support for SHIPS Act

STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED BY: AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTSMARINE ENGINEERS’ BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATIONMARINE FIREMEN’S UNIONMARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOSAILORS’ UNION OF THE PACIFICSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIONTRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD, MARITIME, AND FISHERIESCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATIONON“THE SHIPS FOR AMERICA ACT” “SEA CHANGE – REVIVING COMMERCIAL
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October 7, 2025

Federal Comments, Policy

FAA Must Prioritize Safety When Allowing “Beyond Visual Line of Sight” Commercial Drones Into National Airspace

October 6, 2025 The Honorable Bryan BedfordAdministratorFederal Aviation Administration800 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20591 RE: Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations Docket No. FAA-2025-1908 Administrator Bedford: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
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