Policy Archives - Page 77 of 108

May 14, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Presses Senate to Back Measure to Improve Our Nation's Ports and Harbors

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
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May 10, 2013

Federal Comments

TTD Opposes Inclusion of Maritime, Air Traffic Rights and Services in TTIP

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
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May 8, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Tells House Foreign Affairs Committee Transportation Workers Stand Ready to Fight Human Trafficking

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
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April 24, 2013

Hearing Testimony

TTD to House Panel: Serious Proposals Needed to Establish a 21st Century Freight Network

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…
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April 9, 2013

Federal Comments

Clear Whistleblower Protection Process Needed for Seamen

OSHA Docket Office Docket No. OSHA-2011-0841 U.S. Department of Labor Room N-2625 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20210 RE: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Docket No. OSHA-2011-0841 RIN 1218-AC58 Interim Final Rule, Request for Comments: Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of
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April 5, 2013

Letters To Congress

House Urged to Reject Bill That Would Essentially Shut Down the National Labor Relations Board

April 5, 2013 Vote No on H.R. 1120 Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I urge you to vote against H.R. 1120 – legislation that will essentially shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This bill improperly involves Congress in the judicial review of the President’s recess appointment powers and
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March 20, 2013

Letters To Congress

Vote No on the Ryan Budget Resolution

Vote No on the Ryan Budget Resolution Dear Representative: I urge you to vote against the Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) offered by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as it proposes radical cuts to our transportation system and puts in jeopardy hundreds of thousands of American jobs. This latest edition of the Ryan
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March 14, 2013

Letters To Congress

Senators Asked to Oppose Language Establishing CBP Fee Reinbursement Arrangement

Support the Brown-Isakson Amendment #83 Dear Senator, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that as you consider the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) you support amendment #83 offered by Senators Sherrod Brown and Johnny Isakson to strike Section 560. This language would establish a fee reimbursement arrangement for Customs
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March 11, 2013

Federal Comments

TTD Addresses FRA's Proposed Changes to Positive Train Control Regulations

Mr. Thomas McFarlin Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance Signal & Train Control Division Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 RE: Federal Railroad Administration Positive Train Control Systems (RRR) Docket No. FRA-2011-0061, Notice No. 1 RIN 2130-AC32 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Dear Mr. McFarlin: On behalf
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March 8, 2013

Federal Comments

Air Carriers, Domestic Shippers Should Comply with Lithium Battery Rules

Mr. Charles Betts Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095 (HM-224F) RIN 2137-AE44 Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Additional Comment Dear
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