…place strict limits on the outsourcing of safety inspection work to Mexico. Specifically, the Napolitano amendment would prohibit Mexican companies and inspectors from performing mechanical and brake inspections of rail…
…Processing for Administrative Efficiency 29 C.F.R. Part 215 RIN 1215–AB58 Dear Ms. Comer: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am writing to comment on proposed revisions…
…European Union The Honorable Joe Lieberman, Chairman, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee The Honorable Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee…
…today, FedEx has managed to convince Congress that virtually its entire workforce is composed of aviation workers so that it can qualify for the Railway Labor Act (RLA) for purposes…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jenifer McCormick 202-628-9262 JeniferM@ttd.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, committed today to make priorities of rebuilding America’s failing transportation…
…collection of mail to low-wage, no-benefit companies and, at times, in violation of existing collective bargaining agreements. The USPS must stop this destructive and counterproductive practice and, when necessary, sit…
…defeating the purpose of an earnings-related formula. Fortunately, the Senate companion bill (S. 1446), introduced by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and approved out of Committee, does not include the ill…
…calls on our elected officials to do whatever is necessary to head off more disasters. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) has offered a common-sense proposal, the…
…When the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked-up the FAA bill, it adopted an amendment by Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Costello to restore fairness to the collective bargaining system that governs labor-management…
…uneven playing field in this highly competitive industry. Other package delivery companies including FedEx’s chief competitor, UPS, are covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) for their truck operations….