…important and underutilized mode of transportation. High speed rail is critical if we are going to have a rail system that can complement other modes of transportation and provide customers…
…the Transit Capital Assistance formula program. This will bring the total funding for transit into line with the proposal offered by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar and will…
…amendment to increase the commitment to mass transit. “We look forward to the Senate’s speedy deliberation over the bill. It’s time to finish the job and get this economic recovery…
Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act to shore up a crucial component of…
…losses in tax revenues that support vital services. Many of the same companies that supply parts to the major auto companies also provide services to companies that manufacture rail and…
…committed to turning around a failing economy and creating good jobs; investing in our aging transportation systems and infrastructure; rebuilding the middle class by empowering workers to organize new unions…
…foreign manufacture and assembly in violation of the statutory requirements just so a foreign company can compete, is simply not the type of rationale that should qualify as an exemption….
…floor and specifically the transportation infrastructure provisions that are included in this legislation. TTD and our affiliated unions have long argued that any comprehensive stimulus package must include a robust…
… [1] TTD, which consists of 32 affiliated unions, is the transportation labor umbrella of the AFL-CIO. A complete list of TTD affiliated unions is attached. [2] 49 CFR §40.67(b)…
…community members for 9/11 health conditions, and possibly more individuals if cost experience is less than the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) cost estimate. Reopen the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) for…