Policy

The Federal Railroad Administration should reverse its move to rescind the Certification of Dispatchers rule under 49 CFR Part 245 and the Certification of Signal Employees rule under 49 CFR Part 246. FRA adopted these regulations in May 2024, years after a congressional directive and regulatory review that concluded signalmen and dispatchers perform safety-critical work…

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On January 29, 2025, a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with PSA Flight 5342 over the Potomac River in Washington, DC. The crash – the first major commercial airline accident in nearly 16 years – claimed the lives of 67 people, including two pilots, two flight attendants, and 60 passengers aboard the airplane and…

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Across America’s vast rail network, there are thousands of signal systems and grade crossings that work together to guide train movements, prevent trains from entering the same section of track as another train, and alert drivers and pedestrians when trains are approaching. Signal systems effectively serve as traffic lights for railroads and help prevent train…

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Transportation labor strongly supports our nation’s Buy America laws. By encouraging investment in domestic manufacturing, these policies create jobs for American workers and ensure that taxpayer-funded projects meet the highest labor and environmental standards in the world. We have consistently argued for strong Buy America policies and a high threshold for the issuance of “public…

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Transportation labor urges Congress to immediately pass the bicameral, bipartisan No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act, H.R. 5475, led by Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), and S. 4310 led by Senators Jim Justice (R-WV) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA).…

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For decades, the United States has sustained a decline in our U.S.-flag fleet, maritime industrial base, and available mariner workforce to crew American vessels. As global trade increasingly depends on foreign-flag vessels—many owned, built, and operated by strategic competitors—the United States has become too dependent on foreign shipping systems beyond its control. This erosion of…

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Railroading is one of the oldest and most demanding professions in our nation. Railroaders work long, unpredictable hours, weekends, holidays, and time away from their families to keep the country’s freight and passenger rail systems moving. Above all, it is dangerous work, and rail workers are killed or injured on the job every year. In…

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Transportation labor strongly supports the Job Corps and opposes the Trump Administration’s repeated efforts to dismantle this impactful program. For more than 60 years, the Job Corps program has provided a successful non-college pathway to good-paying, high-skilled careers for young Americans. In 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) attempted to close 99 Job Corps centers…

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With public transportation ridership on the rise in the United States, there is a pressing need to address the accompanying increase in safety concerns across transit systems. These safety concerns include, but are not limited to, physical and verbal assaults against frontline workers and passengers; pedestrian incidents; mitigating exposure to infections diseases; aging or faulty…

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