…below the minimum wage. Last summer, thousands of airline catering workers rallied at airports across the country to draw attention to their fight for fair compensation. Now, the inequity of…
…hazmat cars in its consist. We continue to call on FRA to mandate crew levels broadly, and to ensure that no freight consist with LNG cars is operated by a…
…the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). If that same cargo is moved via a commercial vessel, it is then taxed a second time under the HMT when it arrives at the…
…“The responsible deployment of automated technology on our streets must be accompanied by a serious and thoughtful regulatory framework that hold tech companies accountable. Sadly, AV 4.0 shows more concern…
Debra Chappell Transportation Specialist Highway-Rail Crossing and Trespasser Programs Division Office of Safety Analysis Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington DC, 20590 RE: State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing…
…public policy, wrote in response to a committee question on wages. “When comparing ridesharing earnings to alternative work options or minimum wages, it is more appropriate to look at average…
…station agent jobs at rural locations and a directive to improve communication with impacted communities; and a reinforcement of the applicability to Amtrak of federal notification requirements on layoffs and…
…Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, appears to have done little to address those concerns, or the calls from a diverse group of interested…
…flight- and duty-time limitations and minimum rest requirements. In 2011, the agencies implemented new, science-based rules that increased the minimum rest hours required for pilots before flights and setting duty…
…immediate steps to ensure that drivers and other workers currently employed at the Cinder Bed Road Metrobus facility and at Fairfax Connector receive a fair and just contract with comparable…