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National Journal—Sidestepping the Lowest Bidder

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[As published by Fawn Johnson in National Journal] It’s a longstanding practice in government to give big contracts to companies that offer to do a specific job for the lowest price. A multi-billion dollar contracting industry is built on this premise, and generally it functions well for everyone. We as citizens get our roads and pipelines and subways […]

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Meet the Koch Sisters

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You know the Koch brothers: anti-union big-businessmen bent on increasing their own net worth at the expense of working Americans and using their money to influence American elections. But do you know the Koch sisters, Joyce and Karen? No? Maybe that’s because unlike their counterparts, Joyce and Karen haven’t spent billions of dollars buying elections […]

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If Presidents Kennedy and Reagan Got it, Why is Washington Stuck in Neutral?

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Most Americans are growing accustomed to the visible signs around them of a crumbling, outdated transportation infrastructure. Those who drive between Washington, DC and New York just found out that the bridge over the Christina River near Wilmington, DE is closed indefinitely because of tilted columns. Those who rely on public transit in places like […]

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Senate THUD Appropriations Bill Is a “Solid Step Forward”

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Washington, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) today commented on the pending markup of the THUD Appropriations bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee: “The Senate transportation funding bill is a solid step forward in meeting our immediate transportation needs and ensuring that we don’t weaken the nation’s fragile economy […]

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel—Time to badger Congress for Amtrak expansion

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[As published By John Previsich And Edward Wytkind in Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel] It’s been more than 150 years since railroad fever first brought rail service to the Badger State. And while just about everything else has changed in the last century and a half, one thing hasn’t: Wisconsinites still love trains and in particular are fans […]

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TTD Urges the House to Vote for Coast Guard Bill

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Vote for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (H.R. 4005), which is expected to be voted on later today. The bill includes a number of provisions that will strengthen […]

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Unions Call on U.S. DOT to Reject Norwegian Air International’s Application for Foreign Air Carrier Permit

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Washington, DC – Twenty-two unions with the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO weighed in on an ongoing and escalating debate about the future of international air travel today. The unions called on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to reject Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit now pending before the U.S. […]

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The Hill—Unions push administration to reject Norwegian airline

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[As published By Kevin Bogardus in The Hill] Labor unions are calling on the Obama administration to reject a Norwegian airline’s request for access to U.S. airports. In a letter obtained by The Hill and sent Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, more than 20 unions urged the administration to reject Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) […]

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Aviation International News—FAA Proposes Rule on Maintenance Outsourcing Practices

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[As published by David A. Lombardo in Aviation International News] The FAA is accepting comments on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that would require employees of FAA-certified foreign repair stations and certain other maintenance providers who perform safety-sensitive work on U.S. airliners to be subject to a drug-and-alcohol-testing program. Consistent with the Congressional […]

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The Washington Post—US ponders drug testing in foreign aircraft shops

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[As published by Associated Press in The Washington Post] Aviation regulators say they’re considering rules that would require alcohol and drug testing for people who work on U.S. airline planes in foreign maintenance and repair shops. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it is seeking public comments. The agency wants to know which countries allow random […]

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