TTD Applauds AFAs Efforts to Combat Extreme Airline Temperatures
Washington, D.C. — Greg Regan, secretary-treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) launch of the...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Leaders Build on Pro-Worker Momentum
Washington, DC — The Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), gathered today to set an aggressive agenda focused on creating and sustaining the kind of good jobs...
View ArticleDOT Automation Policy Fails to Address Important Worker and Safety Issues
Washington, DC — Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement following the release of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Automated...
View ArticleAviation Labor Unions Highlight Growing Safety, Security Concerns as Shutdown...
Washington, DC — Last night, aviation labor unions under the umbrella of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), convened an emergency meeting to highlight the compounding threats to...
View ArticleThis Never Should Have Happened
Washington, DC – Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response a deal reached between Congress and President Trump to re-open the...
View ArticleTransportation Unions Eye Infrastructure Investment, Worker Safety, and AV...
New Orleans, Louisiana — Transportation labor leaders set an aggressive agenda focused on protecting frontline workers from new and sustained threats, improving workplace safety, and strengthening...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Announces Eight Key Policies to Promote Safety, Protect...
Washington, DC — Calling on Congress and the Trump Administration to take seriously threats posed by automation, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), today laid out eight principles for...
View ArticleTTD Mourns the Loss of ATU President Larry Hanley
Washington, DC — Larry Willis, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement honoring ATU President Larry Hanley who passed away Tuesday:read more
View ArticlePoliticizing Critical Transportation Projects is a Dangerous Game Working...
When Vice President Mike Pence toured the damage in America’s heartland caused by historic flooding, he pledged to work with Republicans and Democrats to ensure farmers and ranchers in Iowa and...
View ArticleTTD Mourns Loss of ATU Brother Thomas Dunn, Recommits to Fighting for...
Washington, DC — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement mourning the loss of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) member Thomas Dunn:read more
View ArticleTrump Missed Opportunity to Show Visionary Leadership on Infrastructure
Larry Willis, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to today’s failed infrastructure meeting between President Trump and Congressional...
View ArticleFTA Fails to Protect Transit Workers from Violent Assaults
Washington DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to today’s notice from the Federal Transit Administration, abdicating...
View ArticleFRAs Decision on Crew Size Undermines Rail Safety
Washington, DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision not to regulate crew...
View ArticleAmtraks National Network Must Be Preserved
It’s easy to see why Americans of all political stripes want more Amtrak service and are willing to pay for it. Amtrak and its national network of short- and long-distance routes help create good jobs,...
View ArticleIf You Believe Todd Rokita is Not Hostile towards Amtrak, We Have a Bridge to...
That was the response former Congressman Todd Rokita gave to lawmakers when they questioned why he repeatedly voted to defund Amtrak, our national passenger rail network, during a Senate Commerce...
View ArticleNew NMB Rule Undermines Aviation and Rail Workers
Washington, DC — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the National Mediation Board (NMB) releasing a final rule...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Stands with Ground Workers at American Airlines
Ten years ago, American Airlines was heralded for bucking trends by not outsourcing its aircraft maintenance work to foreign repair stations. Now, 30,000 ground workers at American and their unions,...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Urges Lawmakers to Support Fair and Open Skies Act
Washington, D.C. – As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee considers the Fair and Open Skies Act (H.R. 3632) tomorrow, Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department,...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Stands with Striking United Auto Workers
Washington, DC — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement of solidarity with striking GM workers:read more
View ArticleAviation Unions to Congress: Missed FAA Deadlines Put Safety and Security at...
Last fall, Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 — proof that Washington can still get things done and that bipartisan agreement is achievable on key transportation issues.read more
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