News and Media Archives

December 19, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

U.S. Maritime Leaders and Stakeholders Support the SHIPS for America Act

“The carriers, unions and associations belonging to the USA Maritime Coalition strongly support the SHIPS for America Act. This comprehensive maritime policy initiative will ensure our country has the U.S.-flag shipping capability and the American mariners needed to both support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the Department of Defense and to enhance…
Read More
December 19, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bill to Streamline Clearance Process for Transportation Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives, bringing this important legislation one step closer to becoming law. Representatives Garret Graves (Chairman, House Aviation Subcommittee), Adam Smith (Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee), along with U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (MS-03), Mark Green (TN-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), and…
Read More
December 18, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

Sen. Markey, Rep. Deluzio Introduce Legislation to Transform U.S. Rail Network

New All Aboard Act would make $200 billion investment in rail Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) | Section By Section (PDF). WASHINGTON – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the All Aboard Act, legislation that would dedicate $200 billion over five years to build high-speed…
Read More
December 18, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

Fischer Bill Ending Cuts to Railroad Benefits Heads to President

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act. The legislation will protect railroad employees by ending government mandated cuts to their unemployment and sickness benefits once and for all. The bill now heads to the President’s desk. “Today marks a victory for our nation’s railroad workers. My REEF Act will…
Read More
December 18, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

REEF Act Heads to President’s Desk

Legislation Will Restore Critical Railroader Lifeline WASHINGTON — Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits will be fully restored for the more than 200,000 railroad workers and their families as the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act heads to President Biden’s desk for signature. Included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this important legislation will finally remove these…
Read More
December 17, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Applauds Final Safety Rule Requiring Drug & Alcohol Testing for Foreign Air Repair Station Workers

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement in support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) final rule requiring employees at foreign air repair stations to be held to the same drug and alcohol testing standards as U.S. aviation maintenance personnel:…
Read More
December 11, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Applauds House Passage of FY 2025 NDAA

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 281-140, the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, we are pleased that this NDAA will…
Read More
November 22, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Ensuring Full Benefits for Veterans Who Enter Rail Industry After Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a virtual press conference on the introduction of her new bill, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act. This bill seeks to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to clarify the treatment of military retirement pay in relation to unemployment and sickness benefits. “The Veteran Benefits…
Read More
November 21, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

U.S. Transportation Labor Leaders Outline Policy Goals at Executive Committee Meeting in Nation’s Capitol

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD), gathered dozens of U.S. labor union leaders at an Executive Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. Looking toward the next Congress and incoming Trump-Vance Administration, the leaders outlined policy goals to support frontline transportation workers and welcomed remarks from AFL-CIO…
Read More
September 27, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Supports ILA Port Workers and Calls Out USMX

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement of support of America’s largest port workers union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), as they continue negotiations with USMX ahead of the October 1 expiration of the current contract: “As America’s largest transportation…
Read More