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June 15, 2006

Federal Comments

FMCSA Proposed Amendments to Medical Qualification Standards Allowing Drivers with Diabetes to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles

VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street SW Nassif Building, Room PL-401 Washington, DC 20590 RE: Qualifications of Drivers; Diabetes Standard; Docket No. FMCSA-2005-23151 Dear Sir or Madam: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am writing to respond to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s…
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June 13, 2006

Letters To Congress

Support Oberstar-LoBiondo-Poe Amendment to Stop Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines

Dear Representative: When the House considers the Transportation-Treasury-HUD Appropriations bill this week, I urge you to support an amendment offered by Reps. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Ted Poe (R-TX) that would stop the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from finalizing and implementing its proposal to allow foreign control of U.S. airlines. The…
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June 13, 2006

Letters To Congress

Support the LaTourette-Oberstar Amendment to Protect Amtrak

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to support the LaTourette-Oberstar amendment to H.R. 5576 (Transportation-Treasury-HUD Appropriations bill) to save our national passenger rail system. The LaTourette-Oberstar amendment would increase funding for Amtrak by $214 million. The $900 million included in the Committee bill would shut down our…
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June 6, 2006

Letters To Congress

Retain the Senate Provision to Prevent Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines

Dear Conferee: As you finalize the emergency supplemental conference report, I urge you to support an important provision included in the Senate-passed bill that would prevent the Department of Transportation (DOT) from changing long-standing rules to allow foreign interests to control U.S. airlines. During Senate committee mark-up, an amendment supported by Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI)…
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June 6, 2006

Letters To Congress

Aviation Unions Voice Support for FAA Employees in H. R. 5449

Dear Representative: As unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers employed by our nation’s airlines, we are writing in support of H.R. 5449 and ask that you vote in favor of this legislation when it comes to the floor for a vote this week. H.R. 5449 was introduced by Representative Steven LaTourette (R-OH) in an…
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June 6, 2006

Letters To Congress

Ensure Collective Bargaining Disputes at FAA Are Resolved Fairly

Dear Representative: On behalf of the 31 member unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote yes on H.R. 5449, legislation introduced by Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH), when it is considered by the House under suspension of the rules. This bill would ensure that collective bargaining disputes between the Federal…
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May 16, 2006

Hearing Testimony

The Transportation Worker Identification Credential Senate Testimony

STATEMENT OF LARRY I. WILLIS, GENERAL COUNSEL TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO BEFORE THE SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTE ON THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning on the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) and specifically…
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May 2, 2006

Letters To Congress

Oppose the McCain Amendment to Allow Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines

Dear Senator: It is our understanding that Senator McCain intends to offer an amendment to strip the Inouye-Stevens language on airline foreign control in the supplemental spending bill this week. On behalf of transportation labor, I urge you to oppose the McCain amendment. The bipartisan Inouye-Stevens language was adopted by voice vote during committee consideration…
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May 1, 2006

Federal Comments

Letter to FAA Administrator Blakey Regarding American Association of Airport Executives

The Honorable Marion C. Blakey Administrator Federal Aviation Administration Federal Building 10A 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 1010 Washington, DC 20591 Dear Administrator Blakey: I read with great interest your recent remarks to the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), especially your characterization of the FAA-NATCA bargaining issues. Let me offer a few observations and…
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April 28, 2006

Letters To Congress

SAFE Port Act's Strong Worker Training, Exclusion of Davis-Bacon

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson United States House of Representatives 2432 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Ranking Member Thompson: I am writing to thank you for your strong leadership on port security and your commitment to developing and improving H.R. 4954, the SAFE Port Act. This bi-partisan bill represents an important step…
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