Policy

April 1, 2024 Mr. Karl Alexy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety & Chief Safety Officer Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC, 20590      RE:     Petition for Waiver of Compliance, Georgia Central Railway, L.P. and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.      Docket No. FRA-2023-0066 Dear Mr. Alexy: On behalf of […]

March 28, 2024 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chair Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Ted Cruz Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chair Cantwell and Ranking Member Cruz: On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands […]

March 18, 2024 The Honorable Sam Graves, Chair Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Rick Larsen, Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Daniel Webster, Chair Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation United States House […]

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF GREG REGAN, PRESIDENT TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO ________________________________________ FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEARING ON PARALLEL SYSTEMS TEST PROGRAM March 12, 2024 On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and our 37 affiliated unions, I want to thank the FRA for scheduling today’s public hearing. The members represented by TTD-affiliated unions […]

March 8, 2024  Norfolk Southern Shareholders:  I am writing on behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the unionized workers on Norfolk  Southern as represented by our affiliated unions. We are gravely concerned by recent news reports that a hedge  fund, Ancora Holdings, has amassed a $1 billion stake in Norfolk Southern with the […]

March 4, 2024 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Chairman Committee on the Budget U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Committee on the Budget U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Whitehouse and Ranking Member Grassley: As representatives of the freight and passenger railroad industry and the highly-trained, hardworking railroad workforce, we thank you […]

March 1, 2024 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, […]

February 29, 2024 The Honorable Amitabha Bose Administrator Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Re:       FRA Safety Actions in Response BNSF Mechanical Furloughs Administrator Bose: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the totality of rail labor as represented by our affiliated unions, we are writing to urge […]

February 26, 2024 Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the hundreds of thousands of workers we represent in the passenger rail and building trades sectors, I write to express my support for […]

February 26, 2024 Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and our 37 affiliates representing millions of workers across the transportation industry, I urge you to vote yes on the nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Su to the office of Secretary of Labor when the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor […]