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June 10, 2014

Letters To Congress

Vote NO on Gingrey Amendment to Eliminate Official Time

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge to you vote NO on the Gingrey amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745). This misguided amendment would eliminate the use of official time by use of federal employees including those at the Department of Transportation and its…
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June 10, 2014

Letters To Congress

Vote No on Sessions Amtrak Amendment to T-HUD Appropriations Bill

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote NO on an amendment offered by Rep. Sessions to the pending FY 15 T-HUD bill (H.R. 4745). This amendment would prohibit funds from going to any Amtrak route which costs exceed two times its revenue, a clear attack on…
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June 10, 2014

Letters To Congress

Promote Highway Safety-Oppose Daines Amendment to T-HUD Appropriations Bill

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to oppose the Daines amendment to H.R. 4745, the FY 2015 T-HUD bill. This amendment would halt efforts to improve the safety of the motorcoach industry. The Daines amendment would prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from increasing the minimum levels…
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June 9, 2014

Letters To Congress

Oppose Broun Amendment to T-HUD Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4745)

Oppose Broun Amendment to T-HUD Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4745) Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express opposition to the Broun amendment to H.R. 4745, the House FY 15 T-HUD legislation. This amendment undermines Amtrak’s ability to provide the rail service that passengers and communities have come to…
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June 9, 2014

Letters To Congress

Support Airline Workers and Fair Competition: Vote YES on Westmoreland-DeFazio

Dear Representative: As you consider amendments to the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745), I urge you to vote YES on the Westmoreland-DeFazio Amendment. This amendment will ensure that the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement is implemented in full accordance with U.S. law and the agreed-upon provisions in the agreement. The…
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May 16, 2014

Federal Comments

TTD Opposes Overturn of Ban on Use of Broadband While In-Flight

Ms. Amanda Huetinck Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th ST SW Washington, DC 20554 RE: Expanding Access to Mobile Wireless Services Onboard Aircraft WT Docket No. 13-301; FCC 13-157 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Federal Communications…
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May 9, 2014

Federal Comments

TTD Joins ALPA and European Pilots to Counter Latest Norwegian Air Tactics

BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. ____________________________________________ Application of DREAMJET SAS Docket No. OST-2014-0063 for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 (US-EU Open Skies _____________________________________________ REPLY OF AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION (ALPA), TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO (TTD) AND EUROPEAN…
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April 28, 2014

Federal Comments

Former Chairman Jim Oberstar Weighs in Against NAI’s “Flag of Convenience” Scheme

The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: I have watched with great interest the public debate over the application of Norwegian Air International (NAI) for a foreign air operator’s certificate from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). As a former chairman of…
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April 24, 2014

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Pres. Ed Wytkind Urges Ambassador Froman to Keep Maritime out of TTIP

Ambassador Michael Froman Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Froman: As the United States Trade Representative (USTR) continues to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), we urge you to make clear to the European Commission (EC) that all maritime services, transport laws and…
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April 24, 2014

Federal Comments, Policy

TTD Pres. Ed Wytkind Urges Ambassador Froman to Keep Maritime out of TTIP

Ambassador Michael Froman Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Froman: As the United States Trade Representative (USTR) continues to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), we urge you to make clear to the European Commission (EC) that all maritime services, transport laws and…
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