Policy

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote in favor of the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 2744) when it is considered by the House under suspension of the rules.  This common sense measure will ensure that flight attendants and pilots are covered under the […]

BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS, PIPELINES, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  May 14, 2008 On behalf of the 32 member unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and specifically the 10 unions that make up our Rail Labor Division, thank you for inviting me to testify on Amtrak Reauthorization. The […]

The Honorable Joseph H. Boardman Federal Railroad Administrator U. S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re:     Railroad Operating Rules: Program of Operational Tests and Inspections; Railroad Operating Practices: Handling Equipment, Switches and Fixed Derails Docket No. FRA-2006-25267 Dear Administrator Boardman: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), […]

Dear Senator:On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I urge you to support the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S. 2123.  This legislation would secure long overdue collective bargaining protections for tens of thousands of firefighters and frontline safety workers who do not currently have the right to negotiate wages, hours and working conditions. […]

Dear Senator: During debate on the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act, Senators McCaskill and Specter will offer an amendment to enhance the safety, security and oversight of foreign aircraft repair stations performing maintenance work on U.S. commercial aircraft.  On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to support this common sense […]

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to oppose the Broun Amendment to H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007.  The Broun Amendment would strike Title X — Appeals to National Transportation Safety Board and Title XI — Marine Safety. Title X would ensure a level […]

Senator Larcenia J. Bullard 8603 S. Dixie Highway Suite 304 Miami, FL  33143 Dear Senator Bullard: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I want to express our opposition to a provision in pending legislation that would essentially ratify a deal between CSX railroad and the State of Florida for a major rail […]

STATEMENT OF EDWARD WYTKIND, PRESIDENT TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO ———– BEFORE THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ———– ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY April 16, 2008 On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I want to thank you for inviting me to testify this morning on surface transportation in the […]

Chairman Max Baucus Senate Finance Committee 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 Ranking Member Charles Grassley Senate Finance Committee 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 Dear Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Grassley: As the Senate works to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, I urge you to ensure that transportation […]

Dear Senator: As the Commerce Committee continues to review the Administration’s cross-border trucking program, I wanted to share with you the attached policy statement recently agreed to by the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD).  As you will see, the statement calls for an end to the pilot program and specifically voices our opposition to opening […]