Policy

Ms. Shannon L. Watson Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Policy Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 RE:     Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Notice of Meeting            Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367 Dear Ms. Watson: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), we […]

Oppose S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 Dear Senator: As the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee continues the markup of S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to oppose the current version of this bill and instead support efforts to strengthen the postal service […]

Senator Max Baucus Chairman 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Senator Orrin Hatch Ranking Member 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Dear Chairman and Ranking Member: As the leaders of the committee of jurisdiction on tax issues, we urge you to support efforts to restore the public transportation tax benefit which […]

BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC Application of ) Docket No. OST‐2013‐0204 NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL ) LIMITED ) for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to ) 49 U.S.C. § 41301 (US‐EU Open Skies) ) MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE AND JOINT REPLY OF […]

Mr. Peter Rogoff Administrator Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC  20590 RE:     The National Public Transportation Safety Plan, the Public Transportation  Agency Safety Plan, and the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program; Transit Asset Management Docket No. FTA-2013-0030 RIN 2132-AB20; 2132-AB07  Dear Administrator Rogoff: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, […]

BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC _________________________________________                                                                                   ) Application of                                                          )                                                                                   )           Docket No. OST-2013-0204 NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL                      ) LIMITED                                                                    )                                                                                    ) or an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109              ) and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to          ) 49 U.S.C. § 41301 (US-EU Open Skies)                  )                                                                                    )  ANSWER OF THE TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO […]

The ability of U.S. carriers to operate domestically and compete internationally depends on having a fully functioning and efficient FAA with stable and robust financing for our aviation system and its workforce. We must also do more to ensure that important safety reforms are implemented and current rules are not needlessly reformed or revisited based simply on a broad anti-regulatory agenda.

Mr. Gerald Yakowenko Office of Program Administration Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC  20590                      RE:     Buy America Policy                                 Docket No. FHWA-2013-28186                                 Buy America Waiver Request, Chicago DOT On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I write in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) notice regarding the […]

Sign the DeFazio-Grimm Letter to Oppose In-Flight Voice Communications  Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to sign on to a bipartisan letter being led by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Michael Grimm (R-NY) to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler expressing opposition to lifting the ban that currently prohibits […]

Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), which was unanimously endorsed by our 32-union Executive Committee last month. The Schumer bill would improve bus safety […]