Policy

Lieutenant Commander Loan T. O’Brien Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 RE: Docket No. USCG – 2007 – 28915 RIN 1625 – AB21 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) – Reader Requirements, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Coast Guard, DHS Dear Lieutenant […]

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you oppose the Royce-Engel amendment (#55) that will be offered during consideration of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.  This amendment would allow up to 45% of the funds authorized for the Food for Peace Program to […]

Prabhat Diksit Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC  20590  RE:     Federal Highway Administration             Docket No. FHWA-2012-0126             Public-Private Partnerships             Public Meeting Notice; Request for Comment  Dear Mr. Diksit: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to comment on the Federal Highway […]

Bonnie Graves Office of Chief Counsel Federal Transit Administration Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Room E44-420 Washington, DC  20590   RE:     Federal Transit Administration            Docket No. FTA-2013-0004            RIN 2132-AB13            Emergency Relief Program           […]

Oppose the Inclusion of Aviation Services in TTIP Dear Representative, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you sign on to a letter urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to keep air transport services out of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).  The bipartisan letter being led by […]

Ms. Cynthia T. Brown Chief, Section of Administration Office of Proceedings Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20423  Re:      STB Finance Docket No. 35724, California High-Speed Rail Authority       — Construction Exemption — In Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties,California  Dear Ms. Brown: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write […]

Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance Investments in S. 601 Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you support final passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), and preserve the reforms to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund expenditures included in the Boxer-Vitter substitute.  Our nation’s waterways […]

Ms. Yvonne Jamison Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC  20508 RE: Request for Comments on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Docket No. USTR-2013-07430 Dear Ms. Jamison, The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) appreciates the opportunity to submit its views on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership […]

May 7, 2013   The Honorable Ed Royce Chairman Committee on Foreign Affairs 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC  20515   The Honorable Eliot Engel Ranking Member Committee on Foreign Affairs B360 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC  20515 Dear Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel: As the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a […]

Our economic strength is intrinsically linked to the condition of our transportation infrastructure. When channels are too shallow to receive large vessels, or railroads are located miles away from ports, unnecessary delays and congestion cause the flow of commerce to slow and cost our economy billions. As a result, our ability to compete in the international market and meet President Obama’s goal of doubling exports by 2015 is undermined. Thus, the national discussion about the state of our freight transportation system isn’t just another transportation policy debate; it’s about providing American businesses the infrastructure they need to distribute their products to the rest of the world and ensuring the U.S. remains a dominant force in the global marketplace.