Policy Archives - Page 79 of 97

October 8, 2009

Policy Statements

Complete FAA Reauthorization This Year

For over two years, Congress has been unable to complete work on the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Not only has this forced the FAA to operate under a series of seven short-term and inherently uncertain funding extensions, but these delays have left a number of critical safety, infrastructure and technology investments, and…
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October 8, 2009

Policy Statements

Implementing High Speed Rail Initiative

Transportation labor has endorsed a broad agenda to rebuild and expand our national transportation system. One of the priorities previously endorsed by the Executive Committee was passage of a robust economic stimulus bill that included massive new investments in transportation. Transportation labor’s agenda was enacted, in part, with the infusion of $48 billion for transportation…
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October 8, 2009

Policy Statements

Protecting U.S. Aviation Jobs In International Joint Ventures

One of the hallmarks of sound U.S. transportation policy is conditioning regulatory approval of certain corporate transactions and arrangements on protecting the rights and jobs of affected workers. As a continuation of this policy, Congress must move to protect the jobs of aviation workers as U.S. carriers seek to utilize international joint venture arrangements to…
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September 30, 2009

Letters To Congress

Cosponsor the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 (H.R. 847)

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support and cosponsor the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 (H.R. 847). This bi-partisan bill would provide medical monitoring, treatment, and compensation to emergency responders, recovery and clean-up workers, and others suffering serious diseases as a…
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September 21, 2009

Letters To Congress

Senate Letter – Reauthorize the Surface Transportation Bill in This Congress

The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader The United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader The United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: On behalf of the affiliated unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), we urge your support for…
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September 21, 2009

Letters To Congress

House Letter – Reauthorize the Surface Transportation Bill in This Congress

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker The United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable John Boehner Minority Leader The United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner: On behalf of the affiliated unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), we urge your…
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August 18, 2009

Federal Comments

Comments for New Starts/Small Starts Policies and Procedures

The Honorable Peter M. Rogoff Administrator Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, East Building Washington, DC 20590 RE: Federal Transit Administration Docket Number: FTA-2009-0036 Additional Proposed Guidance for New Starts/Small Starts Policies and Procedures and Request for Comments Dear Administrator Rogoff: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I want to…
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August 10, 2009

Letters To Congress

Please Support the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (S.1422) which addresses an anomaly that has prevented airline flight crews from qualifying for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As you know, the FMLA allows eligible workers to…
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July 23, 2009

Hearing Testimony

Testimony on Long-Term Financing Options for the Highway Trust Fund

On behalf of the 32 member unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), thank you for inviting me to testify on the financing provisions of the federal surface transportation programs. These are perilous economic times. The workers that our unions represent face unprecedented economic risks. Overall, unemployment and under-employment are high, the earning power…
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July 14, 2009

Letters To Congress

Letter to Senator Boxer on Surface Transportation Extension

The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chair Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Boxer: Let me first express our appreciation to you for your leadership in supporting initiatives – including the economic recovery legislation – to turn around the economy and create jobs. It is…
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