Policy Archives

October 9, 2026

Letters To Congress, Policy

SENATE SIGN-ON LETTER: Urge Congressional Leadership to Include SHIPS Act Provisions in FY2027 NDAA

October 9, 2026 Dear Senator: 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 join a letter led by Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS), Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Senator Mark…
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October 9, 2026

Letters To Congress, Policy

HOUSE SIGN-ON LETTER: Urge Congressional Leadership to Include SHIPS Act Provisions in FY2027 NDAA

October 9, 2026 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 join a letter led by Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS), Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Senator Mark…
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October 1, 2026

Letters To Congress, Policy

House Sign-on Letter: Spirit Airlines & Google Need Guardrails for Sensitive Employee Data Transfer

October 1, 2026 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 sign onto a letter led by House Labor Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) expressing concerns regarding the proposed $10 million sale of Spirit Airlines’ internal data of…
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October 1, 2026

Federal Comments, Policy

NHTSA Should Withdraw Interim Final Rule that Weakens Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

September 30, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan MorrisonAdministratorNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.Washington, D.C. 20590 RE: Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1585 Administrator Morrison: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am responding to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Interim Final Rule…
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September 30, 2026

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Supports Proposed FRA Rule to Fortify Qualification & Certification Requirements For Locomotive Engineers & Conductors

September 29, 2026 David A. Fink AdministratorFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements Docket No. FRA-2026-2014 Administrator Fink: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am responding to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice of…
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September 17, 2026

Letters to Industry, Policy

Rail Labor Groups Support Amtrak’s New Midwest Maintenance Facility at the Canal Street Yard in Chicago

September 15, 2026 Byl HerrmannInterim PresidentAmtrak Dear Interim President Herrmann: On behalf of the Chicago Federation of Labor, which represents 300 labor unions who in turn represent 500,000 working people in Chicago and Cook County and the Transportation Trades Department, the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 39 national unions, we write in support of…
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September 8, 2026

Letters To Congress, Policy

Transportation Labor Expresses Concern About Amtrak’s Firearms Transport Policy Changes

September 4, 2026 The Honorable Ted CruzChairCommittee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationU.S. Senate The Honorable Sam GravesChairCommittee on Transportation & InfrastructureU.S. House The Honorable Maria CantwellRanking MemberCommittee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationU.S. Senate The Honorable Rick LarsenRanking MemberCommittee on Transportation & InfrastructureU.S. House Dear Chair Cruz, Chair Graves, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Ranking Member Larsen, …
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August 27, 2026

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Urges NHTSA to Withdraw Proposed Rule That Would Remove Brake Requirements for Some Motor Vehicles

August 26, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan MorrisonAdministrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.Washington, D.C. 20590 RE: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0728 Administrator Morrison: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the National…
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August 14, 2026

Federal Comments, Policy

FRA Must Retain Certification Requirements for Signal Employees

August 13, 2026 David A. FinkAdministratorFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: Certification of Signal Employees Docket No. FRA-2022-0020 Administrator Fink: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am responding to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) proposal to rescind the final…
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August 14, 2026

Federal Comments, Policy

FRA Must Retain Certification Requirements for Dispatchers

August 13, 2026 David A. FinkAdministratorFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: Certification of Dispatchers Docket No. FRA-2022-0019 Administrator Fink: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am responding to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) proposal to rescind the final rule…
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