Policy Archives - Page 58 of 97

August 19, 2014

Federal Comments

AFA-CWA, IAM, and TWU Call on DOT to Deny NAI’s Request for Exemption

The AFA, IAM and TWU submit this joint statement to articulate our unions’ shared opposition to the application of Norwegian Air International (NAI) for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption (Docket: DOT-OST-2013-0204). We call on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to deny NAI’s application for an exemption so that the proper evaluation and…
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August 19, 2014

Federal Comments

AFA-CWA, IAM, and TWU Call on DOT to Deny NAI’s Request for Exemption

The AFA, IAM and TWU submit this joint statement to articulate our unions’ shared opposition to the application of Norwegian Air International (NAI) for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption (Docket: DOT-OST-2013-0204). We call on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to deny NAI’s application for an exemption so that the proper evaluation and…
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August 18, 2014

Federal Comments

TTD and European Transport Workers’ Federation Oppose NAI’s Bid for Exemption

The ETF and TTD join in this submission to express our serious objections and concerns outlined below. As indicated, in addition to the submissions we have made separately regarding the severe negative impacts that this matter will have on fair competition, jobs and labor rights, we have deep and profound concerns that the business model…
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August 18, 2014

Federal Comments

TTD, ALPA, and European Cockpit Association Urge DOT to Reject NAI’s Bid for Exemption

The Air Line Pilots Association, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, and the European Cockpit Association hereby submit the following comments in response to DOT’s August 4 Notice regarding the views voiced by the Director of Aviation of the European Commission’s Directorate of General Mobility and Transport (“DG MOVE”) on the applicability of Article 17 bis…
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August 12, 2014

Federal Comments

FMCSA Takes Step to Curb Driver Coercion

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to comment on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit the Coercion of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers. By way of background, TTD consists of 32 affiliated unions that represent workers in all modes of transportation, including…
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July 22, 2014

Letters To Congress

TTD urges Senate to vote in favor of Carper-Boxer-Corker and Wyden-Hatch amendments

As the Senate considers the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021), I urge you to approve a final bill that ensures the Highway Trust Fund has sufficient revenue to avoid an immediate default and provides the 113th Congress an opportunity to consider a longer-term surface transportation bill. In addition, I urge you…
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July 17, 2014

Federal Comments

TTD Submits Comments in Support of FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance

The Honorable Michael P. Huerta Administrator Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 RE: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United States Docket No. FAA-2012-1058; Notice No. 14-02 RIN 2120-AK09 Federal Aviation Administration Dear Administrator…
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July 15, 2014

Letters To Congress

Transportation Labor Calls on Congress to Enact a Long-Term Transportation Bill

While we are pleased that the House is moving to avoid an immediate default of the Highway Trust Fund, we are extremely disappointed that the bill being considered today (H.R. 5021) is crafted in a way that will make it more likely that Congress will not consider a longer-term surface transportation bill. We find this…
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June 18, 2014

Letters To Congress

Support Airline Workers and Fair Competition: Vote YES on Klobuchar-Coats-Schatz-Blunt Amendment

As the Senate considers the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, I urge you to vote YES on the Klobuchar-Coats-Schatz-Blunt Amendment. This amendment will ensure that the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement is implemented in full accordance with U.S. law and the agreed-upon provisions in the agreement and is identical to a provision…
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June 17, 2014

Letters To Congress

Public and Private Sector Unions Reject Postal Reform Scam to Pay For Highway Trust Fund

On behalf of the undersigned affiliated unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), we write to express our strong opposition to eliminating Saturday mail delivery service as a condition of fixing the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund. This careless and ideologically driven attack on the employees at the United States Postal Service…
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