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August 5, 2005

Federal Comments

Comments to the DOJ on Criminal History Background Checks

Comments of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Before the Department of Justice Criminal History Background Checks; Request of Comments, Docket No. OLP 100 The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) is pleased to submit these comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request for comments regarding criminal history background checks. By way of background,…
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April 15, 2005

Hearing Testimony

Oppose NMB Implementing Filing Fees

STATEMENT OF GEORGE J. FRANCISCO, JR. RAIL LABOR DIVISION, TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES ON THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD’S PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE SECTION 3 FILING FEES (NMB DOCKET NO. 2003-01N) APRIL 15, 2005 On behalf of the Rail Labor Division…
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March 22, 2005

Federal Comments

DOT Proposed Changes to Charter Rules Regulating Foreign Direct Air Carriers

DOT Proposed Changes to Charter Rules Regulating Foreign Direct Air Carriers
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March 10, 2005

Federal Comments

FMCSA on Hours of Service Regulations for Drivers

The Honorable Annette M. Sandberg Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration c/o Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, SW Nassif Building, Room PL-401 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Hours of Service of Drivers, Docket No. FMCSA 2004 19608 Dear Administrator Sandberg: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am…
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February 27, 2005

Policy Statements

Congress Must Reauthorize Hazardous Materials Transportation Programs

The safe and secure transportation of hazardous materials and toxic chemicals is a vital national interest, particularly in a post 9/11 world. It is critical that the safety laws surrounding hazmat transportation are maintained and enforced, and that employees in this perilous environment are well prepared for and protected from the risks they face on…
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February 27, 2005

Policy Statements

Federal Railroad Regulators Asleep at the Switch

A scathing report recently issued by the Inspector General (IG) at the U.S. Department of Transportation confirms what transportation workers have known for years -the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) must be more aggressive in policing safety at the nation’s railroads.Transportation labor has long argued that the FRA is too cozy with the industry it regulates…
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February 27, 2005

Policy Statements

Killing Amtrak from Within

As Amtrak prepares to fight for its very existence, its own Board of Directors has abandoned its fiduciary responsibility and instead appears willing, at the direction of the White House, to put the carrier into bankruptcy. While the Board’s strategy to dismantle Amtrak from within is being directed by an Administration that has long sought…
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February 27, 2005

Policy Statements

Protecting the Public from Transportation Security Risks

Over three years have passed since the horrific events of 9/11, yet amazingly too little has been done to secure our nation’s transportation network from another terrorist attack. Sufficient resources have not been allocated, common-sense requirements have not been imposed, and too often employees and their unions have not been enlisted as true partners in…
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February 27, 2005

Policy Statements

The NMB'S Federal Tax on Rail Workers

At the behest of the railroad industry, Bush appointees to the National Mediation Board (NMB) are poised to use the thin bureaucratic smokescreen of new “filing fees” to suppress rail workers from speaking out on critical issues of working conditions, safety, and pay. Transportation labor strongly condemns this egregious and misguided effort to silence workers.For…
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January 19, 2005

Federal Comments

Letter Opposing Changing Foreign Ownership Standards

Mr. John Byerly Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs U.S. Department of State EB/TRA Room 5830 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520-5820 Mr. Paul Gretch Director Office of International Aviation Room 6402 U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mssrs. Byerly and Gretch: As the U.S. prepares to resume…
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