…maintenance expenses in 2007 compared to 37 percent in 1996. For heavy airframe maintenance work performed in the same year, which includes complete tear downs of aircraft that can take…
…and commuter service are collectively targeted for almost $9 billion in cuts and rescissions, which will kill thousands of jobs and eliminate passenger service that is vital to communities across…
…Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill: “Fairness and democratic union elections are on the line with a measure in the pending House FAA bill – to be considered in committee tomorrow…
…same community. Not only does this help to protect workers and local communities from decreasing wage rates, but it also ensures construction projects are performed by qualified and trained personnel….
…to oppose an amendment to FAA reauthorization (S. 223), offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), that would leave the nation’s flight attendants completely unprotected by basic occupational safety and health…
…State of the Union address, President Obama upped the ante in the debate about investing in our crumbling transportation system and infrastructure. Not since President Eisenhower’s commitment to building a…
…help to keep America competitive in an increasingly global economy. Cutting this investment in America’s transportation future means saying ‘no’ to progress, ‘no’ to competitiveness, and ‘no’ to jobs. The…
WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), offers the following statement in response to Republican Study Committee proposals to slash or zero out funding…
…was Dr. King who said, ‘True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.’ “Today’s economic…
…(NPRM) for Air Ambulance and Commercial Helicopter operations referenced above. Specifically, we endorse the comments submitted by our affiliate the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), which represents 4,000…