Press Releases and Statements

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement to commemorate Rail Safety Week, which runs from September 15-21, 2025: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, representing the totality of rail labor and a voice for hundreds of thousands of skilled rail workers,…

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WASHINGTON – Last week, a coalition of 39 labor unions responded to the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to dozens of federal safety rules and regulations. The responses, submitted by the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) on behalf of the 39 member unions, highlighted how the Trump Administration’s deregulatory proposals at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the firing of Robert Primus, Member of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and its former Chairman: “STB Member Robert Primus has been a thoughtful leader in carrying forward the Board’s mission…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) sent termination notices on Wednesday to members serving on federal advisory committees: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 39 unions and millions of skilled workers, we are…

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WASHINGTON – On July 26, 2025, more than 75 transportation labor leaders, advocates and workers gathered in New York City at the Transportation Trades Department (TTD)’s 2025 Convention and Executive Committee Meeting. As America’s largest transportation labor federation, TTD has fought for pro-worker policies on the federal level for 35 years. Photos from the convention can…

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WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in opposition to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority’s (WMATA) plans to fully automate trains without a human operator:  “As the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 38 unions and thousands of transit operators…

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WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from shutting down the Job Corps program: “The court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction is welcome news as it prevents any…

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WASHINGTON — Today, the AFL-CIO and 29 national labor organizations called on senators to remove a dangerous provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would ban states from passing or enforcing laws protecting workers from the threats artificial intelligence (AI) poses to their rights, jobs and safety. In a new letter, the AFL-CIO…

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WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after a federal judge extended a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from closing Job Corps centers: “We are pleased that the temporary restraining order has been extended, which continues to…

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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement commending the 199 Members of Congress who expressed their support for the Job Corps program in a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL): “We commend the bipartisan coalition of 199 House Members who…

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