Letters To Congress Archives - Page 21 of 37

April 2, 2014

Letters To Congress

TTD Urges Senate Finance Committee to Extend Transit Commuter Benefit in Extenders Package

Dear Senator: As the Finance Committee begins the markup of the tax extenders package, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) would like to express our support for an extension of employer-provided transit benefit. Without action, there will remain a bias in the federal tax code against public transportation, the millions of working people that use…
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April 1, 2014

Letters To Congress

TTD Urges the House to Vote for Coast Guard Bill

Vote for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (H.R. 4005), which is expected to be voted on later today. The bill includes a number of provisions that will strengthen…
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February 5, 2014

Letters To Congress

TTD Asks Senate Committee to Protect Postal Workers, Reject Current Version of Postal Reform Act

Oppose S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 Dear Senator: As the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee continues the markup of S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to oppose the current version of this bill and instead support efforts to strengthen the postal service…
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January 27, 2014

Letters To Congress

Transportation Unions Ask Key Members of the Senate to Extend Federal Transit Tax Benefit

Senator Max Baucus Chairman 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-6200 Senator Orrin Hatch Ranking Member 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-6200 Dear Chairman and Ranking Member: As the leaders of the committee of jurisdiction on tax issues, we urge you to support efforts to restore the public transportation tax benefit which…
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December 6, 2013

Letters To Congress

FCC Asked to Keep the Ban on In-Flight Voice Communications

Sign the DeFazio-Grimm Letter to Oppose In-Flight Voice Communications Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to sign on to a bipartisan letter being led by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Michael Grimm (R-NY) to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler expressing opposition to lifting the ban that currently prohibits…
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November 25, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Asks Senators to Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), which was unanimously endorsed by our 32-union Executive Committee last month. The Schumer bill would improve bus safety…
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November 18, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Urges Support for Safe Freight Act

Cosponsor H.R. 3040, the Safe Freight Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Safe Freight Act (H.R. 3040). Recently our 32-member Executive Committee unanimously endorsed this legislation, which bans the use of one-person train crews on our nation’s freight railroads. Just this summer in…
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October 23, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Urges the House to Vote No on Young-Petri Amendment to Water Bill

Vote NO on the Young-Petri Amendment to WRRDA Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you oppose the Young-Petri amendment (#21) to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). While TTD supports the underlying legislation, Young-Petri would unnecessarily require the Army Corps of Engineers…
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October 22, 2013

Letters To Congress

House Urged to Pass Critical Water Resources Funding Bill

October 22, 2013 Vote YES on WRRDA and Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance Investments Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and reject any amendments that would undermine this bipartisan legislation…
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September 30, 2013

Letters To Congress

Reforms to Contract Screening Program Important to Aviation Safety

Cosponsor H.R. 1455, the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455). This legislation will implement changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) contract screening program in order to strengthen aviation security…
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