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March 6, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

Additional Transparency Needed for Critical Safety Systems

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Union Pacific Railroad’s (UP) February 3, 2023, request to amend its Positive Train Control (PTC) safety plan and control system. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including…
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March 1, 2023

Policy, Letters to the Administration

TTD & ITS America Call on DOT & DOL to Adopt Tech Framework

Technological change has always been a hallmark of the transportation sector. But with recent advancements in automation, robotics and artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies, the pace of and impact of technological change has been more rapid and significant than at any other time in the history of human mobility. While our organizations represent different…
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February 24, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

Railroads Seek to Go Back to 1800’s Technology

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Union Pacific’s (UP) recent petition to suspend the use of block signals on its Winnemucca Subdivision. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including both passenger and freight…
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February 21, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

Now is Not the Time to Expand Toxic Hazmat on Freight Railroads

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) notice regarding a recent application for a new special permit (21283-N) from Gas Innovations. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including freight rail workers who transport…
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February 9, 2023

Letters to the Administration, Policy

TTD Calls for FRA to Mandate Close Call Reporting System for Class I Railroads

February 9, 2023 Administrator Amit Bose Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Administrator Bose: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to express our concerns about the safety of freight rail operations in the United States and to urge greater federal oversight…
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February 6, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

FRA Must Hold Railroads Accountable On Waivers

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Union Pacific’s (UP) recent petition to extend an expired waiver of compliance regarding brake procedures for its Roseville, California yard. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including…
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February 1, 2023

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Calls on TSA to Secure Critical Rail Infrastructure

February 1, 2023 David P. Pekoske Administrator Transportation Security Administration 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598 RE: Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management Docket No. TSA-2022-0001 Dear Administrator Pekoske: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to…
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February 1, 2023

Hearing Testimony, Policy

TTD President Testifies on State of Transportation Infrastructure, Supply Chain Challenges

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF GREG REGAN, PRESIDENT TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO ________________________________________ BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE “The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges” February 1, 2023 On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and our 37 affiliated unions, I thank Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for inviting me…
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January 25, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

TTD Responds to NS’s Petition to Operate Without Safety Equipment

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Norfolk Southern’s (NS) petitions for waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 236.566 to allow unequipped locomotives to operate in its Keystone Division and several other control points. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing…
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January 20, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

FRA Must Not Accept Harmful and Unnecessary Redactions from Railroads on Critical Safety Information

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Union Pacific Railroad’s (UP) December 12, 2022, request to amend its Positive Train Control (PTC) safety plan and control system. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including…
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