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November 23, 2021

Policy, Federal Comments

TTD Urges FTA to Protect Transit Workers

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and our 33 affiliated unions, we thank you for taking this important step to begin examining the serious safety issues facing transit workers across this country every single day. TTD’s affiliated unions collectively represent most transit workers in this country, including rail transit, bus, roadway, construction,…
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November 17, 2021

Policy, Hearing Testimony

TTD President Greg Regan testifies before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on supply chain challenges

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and our 33 affiliated unions, I first want to thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for inviting me to testify before the Committee today on the extremely timely issue of supply chain challenges and congestion. The employees represented by TTD-affiliated unions have had a front-row…
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November 4, 2021

Letters To Congress

TTD Supports Historic Investments in America’s Infrastructure

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am writing to encourage your strong support for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, when it is brought before the House for a vote.
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October 28, 2021

Letters To Congress

TTD Supports Historic Investments in America’s Infrastructure

Dear Representative, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am writing to encourage your strong support for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, when it is brought before the House for a vote. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a historic step toward making necessary and long-overdue investments across…
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October 21, 2021

Policy, Policy Statements

Congress Must Pass President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda

Prior to his inauguration, President Biden announced the details of his Build Back Better plan, a bold economic platform that prioritizes major investments in our nation’s infrastructure along with some of the strongest labor principles ever put forward by an American president. With the second short-term extension of the FAST Act surface transportation law quickly…
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October 21, 2021

Policy, Policy Statements

Congress Must Appropriate Funds for the Tanker Security Program to Support the U.S. Maritime Industry and our National Security

In response to the decline of U.S. flag vessels available to protect America’s interests at home and around the globe, Congress established the Tanker Security Program (TSP), which would reinforce our current tanker fleet, lower our reliance on foreign flag vessels, and create new, good jobs for American workers. TSP was authorized by Congress in…
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October 21, 2021

Policy, Policy Statements

A Pro-Labor Approach to Supply Chain Backlogs

Over the course of the last several months, the U.S. economy has suffered severe breakdowns in the supply chain as bottlenecks and service meltdowns have become a fact of daily life. The resultant delays and inefficiencies in the freight network come at high financial and even environmental costs as products fail to reach secondary manufacturers…
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October 21, 2021

Policy, Policy Statements

Strong Measures Needed to Prevent Assaults on Transportation Workers

It is an outrage that on any day, working people who staff the front lines of our passenger transportation system face brutal assaults and abusive and unruly behavior by the users of the system. The reality is this has long been a problem that plagues our transportation workforce. The pandemic has only made it worse…
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October 21, 2021

Policy, Policy Statements

Supporting A Financially Viable Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS), and the hundreds of thousands of employees who power it, is the thread that binds our nation together, plays a central role in our vast transportation system and keeps communities connected. Its importance to day-to-day life and our economy became ever more apparent during the pandemic, as letter carriers…
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October 8, 2021

Letters To Congress

TTD Strongly Supports Legislation for Union-Made Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to prioritize investments in the budget reconciliation bill to expand tax credits for families that purchase an electric vehicle (EV) made with union labor. Transportation labor has long fought to ensure that federal investments in America’s transportation network also create good jobs for…
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