Policy

Dear Representative, I am writing to urge a YES vote on the Carnahan amendment to H.R. 7 that would stop the firing of more than 2,000 Amtrak workers that provide food and beverage service to millions of passengers nationwide.  This amendment would remove a heavy handed mandate tucked away in the bill that forces Amtrak…

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Dear Representative, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to cosponsor the Airline First Responder Workplace Fairness Act (H.R. 3824). This legislation will implement important workplace protections for our nation’s flight attendants and improve flight safety. Fatigue is of paramount concern for workers in the aviation industry. In fact, the…

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Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 3533), introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Nick Rahall.  This important legislation creates strong Buy America standards that will ensure that investments in our nation’s transportation infrastructure will…

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Dear Representative, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote against the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) when it is considered by the House of Representatives this week.  Despite its misleading title, this bill has nothing to do with “democracy” or “fairness” but instead is intended to…

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The Honorable Patty Murray Co-Chair Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction 448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510   The Honorable Jeb Hensarling Co-Chair Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction 129 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515   Dear Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling: As you lead the deliberations of the Joint Select…

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Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I encourage you to support the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century legislation (MAP-21) offered by Senators Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus and Vitter.  This bipartisan bill, which will be marked up in the Environment and Public Works Committee this week, would reauthorize the federal-aid…

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Dear Senator: On behalf of the unions who represent the nation’s front-line transportation workers, I urge you to support the Rebuild America Jobs Act (S. 1769).  This legislation will put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work with transportation system and infrastructure improvements that create jobs today and accelerate the economy in the future.…

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Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act (H.R. 3200), introduced by Reps. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH). This bipartisan bill will preserve public transportation service around the country and save thousands of jobs. Transit systems across the…

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Dear Senator:   On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Senate version of the American Jobs Act (S. 1660) offered by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).  Our national leaders must make a bipartisan commitment to immediate job creation and passage of the American Jobs Act would show…

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