Federal Comments

The Honorable Marion C. Blakey Administrator Federal Aviation Administration Federal Building 10A 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 1010 Washington, DC 20591 Dear Administrator Blakey: I read with great interest your recent remarks to the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), especially your characterization of the FAA-NATCA bargaining issues.  Let me offer a few observations and […]

Ms. Sandra Bushue Deputy Administrator Federal Transit Administration 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC  20590 FAX (202) 493-2251 VIA FAX AND ELECTRONIC FILING RE:   Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program;  Docket Number FTA-06-24143 Dear Deputy Administrator Bushue: On behalf of the 30 affiliated unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) , we are pleased […]

Letter to DOT Supporting ATU’s Membership Application to Charter Service Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee

Sandy Bushue Deputy Administrator Federal Transit Administration 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20590 Re: Petition to Reconsider; Notice of Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates; 71 FR 5109 Dear Deputy Administrator Bushue: On behalf of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), we are writing to […]

Letter to DOT on Virgin America’s Motion to Deny Access to Confidential Documents to Edward Wytkind

Comments of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Before the Department of Transportation on the Actual Control of U.S. Air Carriers Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket No. OST-03-15759 The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) 1 appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments to the Department of Transportation’s (Department or DOT) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would […]

In Support of the Motion of Continental Airlines and in Opposition to the Applications of Virgin America Inc.

VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street SW, Room PL-401 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE:  Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Docket No. OST-2003-15245 Dear Sir or Madam: The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) is pleased to submit this letter in response to the Department of Transportation’s […]

I request confidential treatment of this letter pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 115 Mr. John Byerly Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs U.S. Department of State EB/TRA Room 5830 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20520-5820 Mr. Paul Gretch Director Office of International Aviation Room 6402 U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, […]

Comments of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Before the Department of Justice Criminal History Background Checks; Request of Comments, Docket No. OLP 100 The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) is pleased to submit these comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request for comments regarding criminal history background checks. By way of background, […]