…the Railroad Retirement Board: “Transportation labor commends the U.S. Senate for confirming Walt Barrows to serve on the Railroad Retirement Board. With Mr. Barrows’ arrival at the Board, active and…
Dear Senator: As the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee marks-up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act of 2011, I urge you to oppose efforts by Senator…
Dear Representative/Senator: Now that Congress has completed work on a funding extension for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we urge you to turn your attention to swift completion of…
…the United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 (H.R. 1351), a common sense piece of legislation that would restore fiscal stability to the postal service….
…aviation and surface transportation programs. We congratulate Senators from both sides of the aisle for standing up to the obstructionist tactics of a single Senator and thank a bipartisan House…
…afford any lapse in funding for these critical surface transportation and aviation investment programs. Once this extension bill is completed, Congress must turn its attention to completing long overdue multi-year…
Washington, D.C. – Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United…
…understand that more endless gridlock on major transportation investment and safety bills threatens the economy and the future competitiveness of our nation. “Our members understand that without bold action the…
…it harder to join and form unions. “Fortunately, the President and Democratic Senators are standing with airline travelers and workers, pushing for a clean extension of the FAA bill. “The…
…Harry Reid and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Rockefeller for rejecting these bully tactics and demanding completion of an FAA extension before several thousand American workers are out of a…