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February 4, 2009

Letters To Congress

Oppose the Bond Amendments to Eliminate the $5.5 Billion Flexible Discretionary Grant Program and Eliminate the High Speed Rail Corridor Program

Dear Senator: During debate on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1), Senator Bond is expected to offer two amendments to alter transportation funding in the stimulus package. One amendment will eliminate the new discretionary surface transportation grant program in the underlying bill. The other will strike the High Speed Rail Corridor program. …
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January 28, 2009

Letters To Congress

Vote YES on the Nadler-DeFazio Amendment Vote NO on the Flake Amendment

Support Needed Investment in Transit, Rail and Put Americans to Work Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Nadler-DeFazio amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) which will be considered today on the House floor. I also ask that you vote…
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December 10, 2008

Letters To Congress

Support an Automotive Rescue Plan

Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act to shore up a crucial component of the American economy currently in crisis. Recent reports clarify just how critical this legislation is to the survival of American auto makers, their employees,…
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November 19, 2008

Letters To Congress

Support Emergency Assistance to the U.S. Automobile Industry

Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to provide critical economic relief to the American automobile industry. This legislation is not only necessary to the future survival of the Detroit-based automakers and their workers, but more significantly to the one in ten American workers who rely on…
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October 28, 2008

Federal Comments

Comments on Buy America Waiver Request from MBTA Docket No. FTA-2008-0047

The Honorable James Simpson Administrator Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 Re: Notice of Buy America Waiver Request by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for Final Assembly of Rail Rolling Stock Docket No. FTA-2008-0047 Dear Administrator Simpson: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge…
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September 26, 2008

Letters To Congress

Support the Economic Stimulus Package H.R. 7110

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write in support of the economic stimulus package (H.R. 7110) expected to be considered today on the House floor and specifically the transportation infrastructure provisions that are included in this legislation. TTD and our affiliated unions have long argued that any comprehensive stimulus…
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September 25, 2008

Federal Comments

Comments on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

Mr. Jim Swart Director Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Docket No. OST-2003-15245; Final Rule Dear Director Swart: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), [1] I…
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September 24, 2008

Letters To Congress

Support Speaker Pelosi's Health Proposal for 9/11 Workers and Residents

Dear Representative: We are writing to urge your support for a legislative proposal developed by Speaker Pelosi’s office and Representatives Maloney and Nadler that would address the health needs of thousands of WorId Trade Center (WTC) responders and residents who are now sick as a result of toxic exposures that resulted from the 9/11 attacks…
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September 22, 2008

Federal Comments

Comments on Proposed Rule on Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers

Mr. David Miller Docket Management Facility United States Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular Routes; Proposed Rule; Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0235 Dear Mr. Miller: On behalf of the Transportation…
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September 16, 2008

Policy Statements

The Bargaining Rights of Aviation and Rail Workers Under Siege

Under the Bush Administration, the National Mediation Board (NMB or the Board), has systematically failed to protect the rights of workers in the aviation and rail industries to organize and bargain collectively. For airline and rail workers, the Bush NMB legacy will forever be a symbol of the importance of presidential elections and government appointees…
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