Calls for Global Airline Emissions Policy, Rigorous Oversight of Contracted Out Airline Security Operations WASHINGTON, DC—The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, (TTD) vows to combat airlines that ‘forum shop’ for cheap…
…The WRDA and MSP policy statements were adopted at the TTD Executive Committee’s fall meeting today. All 10 can be found at TTD.org. CONTACT: Jennifer Michels, 202.628.9262, 703.395.2195 PDF Version…
…following the Quebec accident requesting railroads take immediate precautions. The FRA also instructed its Rail Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), which is comprised of both labor and management representatives, to examine…
…offer manufacturers a voluntary incentive designed to reward companies that commit to re-shore manufacturing and spur creation of good American jobs. Under the plan, the companies bidding on publicly-funded transportation…
…current commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), General William Fraser, warned in a letter to Members of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee that cutting the MSP program could…
…1,000 innocent passengers die annually in bus accidents. We must do better by advancing common sense policy reforms that will make bus transportation safer for drivers and passengers. Transportation unions…
Just four months ago in Quebec, a runaway train carrying 72 cars of crude oil killed 47 people and demolished the town of Lac-Megantic. The accident occurred after a crew…
…Congress to overcome the tea party-driven austerity politics and pass this common sense legislation. TTD’s Executive Committee has already spoken on the need to better fund our nation’s maritime infrastructure…
…It is time to end sequestration and replace it with serious budget policies focused on economic expansion and job creation. Policy Statement No. F13-07 Adopted October 29, 2013 PDF Version…
…bathroom breaks most Americans take for granted. The time has come for federal authorities, labor and management to sit down and find solutions to these problems. Attacks on drivers are…