…required to be used to preserve jobs and compensate workers for as long as the grant money remains available. Finally, we would discourage you from imposing any onerous conditions on…
…4.0 Docket No. DOT-OST-2019-0179 Dear Mr. Fulton: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to DOT’s request for comment on its document entitled…
…lobbying intensely. She said AFA staff submitted a framework that helped form the basis for legislation originally written by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “The concept was that this…
…provides $10 billion for airports to combat the impacts of the virus and maintain staffing. “By providing $25 billion for transit, and preventing the Federal Transit Administration from waiving labor…
Washington, DC — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement as lawmakers consider emergency financial aid to airlines, and as airlines advocate for ‘minimum…
…U.S. Senate The Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on THUD, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives Members of the Senate and House THUD Subcommittees, Committee on Appropriations PDF…
TRANSPORTATION LABOR POLICY PRINCIPLES FOR COMBATING COVID-19 The people who build, operate and maintain our nation’s transportation systems are struggling, as are most Americans, with the scope and effects of…
…commuter, and passenger rail. As you have seen, Amtrak is currently seeking substantial economic assistance as it faces deeply decreased ridership and sharp increases in cancellations. TTD is proud to…
…by companies. For example, lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have proposed barring companies from using taxpayer bailout funds on stock buybacks….
…serious concerns regarding how any relief package for airlines will facilitate continued employment, prevent short and long-term damage to employee compensation, and preserve collective bargaining rights. In the wake of…