Policy Archives - Page 62 of 97

January 6, 2014

TTD Makes Recommendations to FTA on New Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans

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,…

December 17, 2013

Federal Comments

TTD Opposes Norwegian Air Shuttle Operating Scheme

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…

December 12, 2013

Hearing Testimony

TTD President Wytkind Testifies on Challenges Facing U.S. Airlines and Their Workforce in the Global Marketplace

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…

December 11, 2013

Federal Comments

TTD Opposes Buy America Waiver to Chicago DOT for 378 Vehicles

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…

December 6, 2013

Letters To Congress

FCC Asked to Keep the Ban on In-Flight Voice Communications

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…

November 25, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Asks Senators to Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

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…

November 18, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Urges Support for Safe Freight Act

Cosponsor H.R. 3040, the Safe Freight Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Safe Freight Act (H.R. 3040). Recently our 32-member Executive Committee unanimously endorsed this legislation, which bans the use of one-person train crews on our nation’s freight railroads. Just this summer in…

November 8, 2013

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Letter to New York and New Jersey Governors Regarding the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 The Honorable Chris Christie Governor of the State of New Jersey Office of the Governor P.O. Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 Dear Governors Cuomo and Christie: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you…

November 5, 2013

Hearing Testimony

TTD Testifies on Mounting Pressures Facing Aviation Industry and its Workers Before Senate Subcommittee

With trade liberalization policies taking hold around the world, our government – with appropriate congressional oversight – has the responsibility to promote the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and protect the interests of its workforce. Specifically, the Administration must understand the land mines and pit falls of unscrupulous liberalization, protect against the outsourcing of…

October 29, 2013

Policy Statements

Transportation Labor Joins the Jobs to Move America Coalition

TTD’s Executive Committee has long taken the position that when our government invests in transportation infrastructure and rolling stock, these expenditures must be leveraged to achieve the greatest possible economic impact and U.S. job growth. For this reason we have consistently and effectively advocated for the inclusion of strong Buy America provisions in federal transportation…