Policy

Since their entry into the economy, transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft have expanded beyond ridesharing and food and package delivery to partnerships with transit and governmental agencies at the expense of taxpayers, all while continuing to invest millions of dollars into fighting efforts to ensure their drivers earn fair wages and benefits. […]

May 13, 2024 Shailen P. Bhatt Administrator Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590      RE:     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products      Docket No. FHWA-2023-0037 Dear Administrator Bhatt: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to […]

SIGN ON DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 30th COB Leads: Rep. Melanie Stansbury, and Rep. Chris DeLuzio Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO urges you to join Representatives Stansbury and DeLuzio in a letter to appropriators advocating for full funding for the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) at $8 […]

SIGN ON DEADLINE: Monday, April 29 COB Leads: Rep Melanie Stansbury, and Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps Donald Norcross, Mark Pocan, Debbie Dingell, and Steven Horsford Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions, representing more than a million railroad and airline workers, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO urges you to join Representatives Stansbury, Norcross, Pocan, […]

April 15, 2024 Michael Regan Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20004 RE:    Proposed General Applicability Public Interest Waiver of Section 70914(a) of P. L. 117-58, Build America, Buy America Act, 2021 for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Financial Assistance Awards under the Clean Ports Program Administrator Regan: On behalf of […]

April 15, 2024 Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of aviation workers, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to join Congressman Chuy Garcia (D-IL) in a letter to House leadership (below) to ask that no change to the statutory pilot retirement age for commercial airline pilots […]

April 9, 2024 Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the many maritime workers that we represent, I urge you to sign the bipartisan Dear Colleague letter being circulated by Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Robert Wittman (R-VA), and Trent Kelly (R-MS) requesting full funding for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) […]

April 8, 2024  Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of aviation workers, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to join Congressional Labor Caucus co-chairs  Mark Pocan (D-WI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Steven Horsford (D-NV), along with Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY) and Andrew Garbarino […]

April 5, 2024   The Honorable Michael Whitaker Administrator Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC  20591       RE:   Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States                 Docket No. FAA-2012-1058 Dear Administrator Whitaker: On behalf of […]

April 3, 2024 Ann Phillips Maritime Administrator Maritime Administration United States Department of Transportation Dear RADM Phillips: On behalf of the men and women of maritime labor, we are writing to you today to discuss our concerns regarding the upcoming recovery and repair work on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the reopening of the […]