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TTD: Commerce Committee bill should be scrapped

July 10, 2015 Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement on the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015, introduced by Sen. John Thune (R – S.D.): “At a time when our country’s tran [...]

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Mo. transportation commission chair on public transit

July 10, 2015 The following letter was written by Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Chairman Stephen R. Miller. Dear Reader, Genevieve is a young woman pursing graduate work in computer science at a university in Pennsylvania. She is home visiting her family in Kansas City fo [...]

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Secretary Foxx says no to privatization of FAA

July 10, 2015 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx threw cold water Wednesday, July 8, on a Republican plan to privatize large portions of the nation’s air traffic control system. House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) is expected to call for the creation of a [...]

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Rail safety alert: crew-induced emergency brake use

July 9, 2015 Are you prepared to make the decision? How many times have you been a part of a crew-induced emergency? Conductors, how many times have you alerted your engineer to take action to stop the train? Engineers, do you discuss parameters with your conductors for emergency brake ap [...]

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Why the disdain for American blue collar workers?

July 8, 2015 Most Americans like to think of the United States as a classless society. At its core, the American dream has traditionally been defined by the freedom to choose a vocation, a strong belief in economic mobility, and a spirit of egalitarianism. But over the last several decade [...]

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Investing for Jobs In Oregon

July 8, 2015 In Portland, Oregon, an age-restricted housing complex for lower income individuals will be modernized thanks to an investment from the AFL-CIO’s Housing Investment Trust (HIT). HIT announced $25.9 million of union and public pension funds would be going into the rehabilitat [...]

Metra conductor not a simple ticket taker

July 7, 2015 Don’t joke with Metra Assistant Conductor Don Kiesgen that all he does is “take tickets and open doors.” It’s nothing he hasn’t heard from his family already. Sure, the Metra veteran handles those two jobs. There’s also throwing switches, t [...]

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DOL seeks nominations for ERISA Advisory Council

July 7, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting nominations to fill five, 3-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council. T [...]

Tags Department of Labor, DOL, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, ERISA, ERISA Advisory Council, Pension Benefit Plans

Peter Neffenger sworn in as sixth TSA administrator

July 7, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson welcomed Peter Neffenger Monday, July 6, as the sixth administrator of the Transportation Security Administration in a ceremony held at TSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Neffenger was confirmed by [...]

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Freight rail accidents fall, despite recent derailments

July 7, 2015 Despite high-profile train derailments in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, railroads remain relatively safe transportation for people and freight, federal statistics show. A derailment late Wednesday near Maryville, Tenn., of a CSX freight train carrying acrylonitrile, a hazardous [...]

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