Policy

Support Senate T-HUD Appropriations Bill, S. 1243  Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express support for the Senate FY 14 Transportation-HUD appropriations measure, S. 1243, and urge you to vote in favor of the bill.  Below we also provide our views on a number of amendments. At […]

Ms. Virginia Wise Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement Surface Division, TSA-28 Transportation Security Administration 601 South 12th Street Arlington, VA 20598-6028 RE: Request for Comments on Security Training Programs for Surface Mode Employees Notice; Request for Comments Docket No. TSA-2013-0005 RIN 1652-AA55 Dear Ms. Wise: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO […]

July 10, 2013 The Honorable David McKinley U.S. House of Representatives 412 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC  20515 Dear Representative McKinley: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write in support of legislation you have introduced, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2218) that will allow for […]

SUPPORT THE PRICE AMENDMENT TO MAINTAIN AMTRAK FUNDING Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I urge you to vote for the Price Amendment to the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill that would restore funding for Amtrak to fiscal year 2013 levels.  If this amendment is not adopted, the safety and efficiency of the […]

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 […]