Policy Archives - Page 17 of 105

November 20, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

Rail labor calls for federal hearing on PATH NJ, NY train track safety issue

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation’s (PATH) petition to extend its waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 214 (Railroad Workplace Safety). TTD consists…
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November 14, 2023

Policy, Letters to the Administration

Rail Labor Pushes for Renomination of Railroad Retirement Board Member

November 13, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On behalf of the undersigned national rail labor unions, we write to unanimously recommend and support Johnathan D. Bragg to be re-nominated to serve as the Labor Member on the…
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November 9, 2023

Letters to the Administration

27 Transportation Labor Groups Urge DOT & NHTSA to Launch Industry-Wide Investigation of Driverless Vehicles

November 8, 2023 Dear Secretary Buttigieg and Administrator Carlson, We write today to reiterate our grave safety concerns about the expanded testing and operation of automated driving system (ADS)-equipped vehicles. Given the recent surge in both the number of cities operating these vehicles on public streets and the number of crashes and safety incidents involving…
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November 9, 2023

Policy, Policy Statements

Transportation Labor Opposes Any Increase to Pilot Retirement Age

As Congress continues to review and update relevant laws governing commercial aviation programs for the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we oppose any effort to increase the pilot retirement age from age 65 to age 67. Under U.S. law, commercial airline pilots employed by airlines[1] are required to retire at age 65. Despite…
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November 8, 2023

Letters To Congress

TTD Opposes Senate Joint Resolution 38

November 8, 2023 Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the thousands of workers we represent in manufacturing and electrification, we urge you to oppose the Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution 38 (S.J.Res 38). If enacted, this legislation would undermine the long term growth of our nation’s manufacturing capacity, especially…
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November 7, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

Reciprocal Switching Will Not Solve Rail Service Issues

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) notice of proposed rulemaking regarding reciprocal switching for inadequate rail service. TTD consists of 37 affiliate unions representing the totality of rail labor.[1] Our affiliated unions represent workers across all railroad crafts, who are vital…
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November 6, 2023

Letters To Congress

NDAA SIGN-ON LETTER: Enhance Domestic Content for Defense

November 6, 2023 Dear Member of Congress: As House and Senate conferees continue to negotiate the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to sign the letter (below) supporting language that would strengthen domestic content preferences for major defense programs. This language, Section 869 of H.R.…
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October 31, 2023

Policy, Letters To Congress

Rail Labor Opposes House Transportation Appropriations (THUD) Bill

October 31, 2023 Dear Representative, The undersigned labor organizations, representing the totality of rail labor, write to urge you to vote against the proposed Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) fiscal year 2024 spending bill when it comes to a vote in the full House of Representatives. The entirety of rail labor stands in opposition…
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October 30, 2023

Letters To Congress

Rail Labor Opposes Freights First Act, H.R. 3893

Congressman Burlison: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), representing hundreds of thousands of rail workers across the passenger and freight rail industries, I write to strongly oppose your Freights First Act, H.R. 3893. This legislation would eliminate a federal provision that gives Amtrak trains the “right of preference” over freight trains on…
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October 27, 2023

Policy, Federal Comments

PHMSA Must Take Action to Protect First Responders

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) notice of proposed rulemaking to require all railroads to generate and make available to first responders electronic train-consist information relevant to the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. TTD consists of 37…
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