…the triumph of cronyism over competence, and is a great disservice to Amtrak’s 25 million passengers and 20,000 workers. “Congress overwhelmingly supports a strong Amtrak. And many on Capitol Hill,…
…separate comments to this Notice – including the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the Amalgamated Transit Union. We fully concur with these comments and urge DOT to utilize the collective…
…airlines: “The Senate bill recently introduced by Senator Daniel Inouye, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, is yet another sign of mounting congressional concern over the sweeping impact…
…airlines: “The Senate bill recently introduced by Senator Daniel Inouye, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, is yet another sign of mounting congressional concern over the sweeping impact…
…subjects it to rigid congressional review and oversight, and rightfully places the burden on this Administration to explain why this measure is good for the country.” The Oberstar-LoBiondo bill, also…
…The Board’s members — all appointed by the Bush administration — share two things in common. The first is an astonishing lack of experience in, all of things, actually running…
…and their employees, including a severe pension crisis, inexplicably the best idea the Administration could come up with is to begin selling-off yet another American industry to foreign interests. “The…
…you to achieve this common agenda. Thank you again for giving TTD an opportunity to share our views today. 1Attached at 1 is a complete list of TTD’s affiliated unions….
…2001, terrorist attacks and rail bombings in London and Madrid. In testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, Edward Wytkind, President of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD), said “workers and…
…provides strong support to improve and expand our nation’s transit systems. We call upon the Senate to fulfill that commitment,” said TTD President Edward Wytkind, who signed a joint letter…