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March 8, 2024

Letters to Industry

Rail Labor Opposes Ancora’s Proposed Ouster of Norfolk Southern CEO

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…
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March 5, 2024

Letters To Congress, Policy

Rail Labor & Industry Urge Senate Budget Committee to Pass the REEF Act

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…
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March 4, 2024

Letters To Congress, Policy

Support Firearms Safety Act to Protect Airports

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,…
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March 1, 2024

Letters to the Administration, Policy

Rail Labor Urges FRA to Conduct Inspections & Repairs After BNSF Mechanical Furloughs

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…
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February 27, 2024

Letters to the Administration, Policy

Rail Labor Supports CA High-Speed Rail’s Request for RAISE Grant Program Funding

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…
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February 26, 2024

Letters To Congress, Policy

TTD Urges Senate Committee to Advance Julie Su’s Nomination for Labor Secretary

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…
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February 23, 2024

Letters To Congress, Policy

Congress Must Act Quickly to Fund Critical Transportation Programs and Avert a Government Shutdown

February 23, 2024 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer S-221, The Capitol Senate Majority Leader Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kay Granger House Appropriations Committee H-307, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Patty Murray Senate Appropriations Committee S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC…
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February 20, 2024

Policy, Federal Comments

Reject BNSF’s Request for Permanent Waiver from Safety Measures

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding BNSF Railway Company’s petition to make permanent its existing waiver from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 232 (Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other…
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February 12, 2024

Policy, Federal Comments

Workers Must Be Front and Center in Clean Energy Transition

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) request for information (RFI) on the progression to net-zero emission propulsion technologies for the rail sector. TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions representing the totality of rail labor, including both passenger and freight rail workers.[1]…
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February 7, 2024

Letters To Congress, Policy

Vote YES on Markey 29 Amendment to Support Airport Service Workers

February 7, 2024 Dear Senator: On behalf of the undersigned labor organizations, we urge you to vote in favor of the amendment Markey 29, during the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Executive Committee markup on Thursday, Feb 8, 2024. The Good Jobs for Good Airports (GJGA) Act The amendment addresses federal minimum standards for pay, benefits,…
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