Letters To Congress

The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chair Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.  20510   Dear Senator Boxer:   Let me first express our appreciation to you for your leadership in supporting initiatives – including the economic recovery legislation – to turn around the economy and create jobs.  It is…

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Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to include language in the Senate FAA reauthorization bill that will enhance the safety and oversight of aircraft repair stations especially those located abroad but working on U.S. aircraft.  Specifically, the FAA bill must ensure that foreign stations are inspected at…

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Dear Representative: We are writing to express our strong support for an amendment to be offered to HR 2647, the Department of Defense authorization legislation, by Congressman Elijah Cummings.  Specifically, this amendment would require the Secretary to provide embarked military personnel to board United States-flagged vessels carrying U.S. government cargo in regions at high risk…

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Dear Senator:   As the Senate considers the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, I want to reiterate our strong support for inclusion of language that will ensure the ground workers at FedEx Express and other entities deemed express carriers are covered by the same labor law and that workers are given a fair chance to…

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Dear Representative:   On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask you to cosponsor the Transportation Job Corps Act of 2009 (H.R. 2497).  This legislation, introduced by Rep. Jerry Nadler, will help ensure that current and future transit workers receive the skills training they need to excel in this growing and important…

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Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act (H.R. 2200) which will make significant improvements to the security of our transportation network.  I also urge you to vote for an amendment offered by Representative Castor which seeks to eliminate duplicative security…

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Dear Chairman Inouye, Chairman Obey, Ranking Member Cochran and Ranking Member Lewis: During conference negotiations on the FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, I urge you to accept the Senate provision which offers additional flexibility to transit agencies in the use of up to 10 percent of the formula grants provided in the American Recovery and…

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Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the hundreds of thousands of aviation workers represented by our affiliated unions, I urge you to support the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (H.R. 915), when it is considered by the House later today.  I also urge you to reject any procedural motions…

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Dear Representative: As the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee begins to consider legislation to reauthorize hazardous material transportation laws, I urge you to ensure that the bill protects the interests of transportation workers and promotes the safety and proper oversight of this critical industry.  Attached is a policy statement that was recently and unanimously adopted by…

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Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I want to express our support for the aircraft repair station safety provisions included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2009 (H.R. 915).  We understand that some foreign and corporate interests are attempting to remove language in Section 303 of the…

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