{"id":37764,"date":"2015-05-05T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T17:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/ttd-transportation-secretary-foxx-hold-roundtable\/"},"modified":"2015-05-05T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T17:11:43","slug":"ttd-transportation-secretary-foxx-hold-roundtable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/ttd-transportation-secretary-foxx-hold-roundtable\/","title":{"rendered":"TTD, Transportation Secretary Foxx hold roundtable","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22370\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22370\" alt=\"edward_Wytkind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/edward_Wytkind.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Wytkind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ttd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation Trades Department<\/a>, AFL-CIO (TTD) and its 32 member unions hosted a Roundtable with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx \u00a0April 30 to urge action on a broad policy agenda unveiled by TTD unions in February:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington, DC is too often defined by dysfunction and inaction,\u201d said TTD President Edward Wytkind, following the Roundtable. \u201cToday\u2019s dialogue with Secretary Foxx focused on how we can cooperate to break this cycle of gridlock and make meaningful progress on the transportation issues that confront the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking to ensure critical investments in our transportation system has always been one of TTD\u2019s greatest strengths,\u201d said Secretary Foxx. \u201cAt the Department of Transportation, we recognize our transportation union partners as essential allies in keeping workers safe and maintaining America\u2019s competitiveness in the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A major topic of discussion is how the Administration can work with TTD affiliates and Congress to finally complete the rewrite of several overdue transportation laws including the highway\/transit, aviation, rail safety, Amtrak and hazardous materials reauthorizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur unions emphasized the need for action on legislative initiatives that protect good transportation jobs, expand transportation investments and address mounting safety threats,\u201d Wytkind said. \u201cWe also warned against wrongheaded reforms that would undermine collective bargaining rights or worker protections in our laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TTD affiliates pressed for strong enforcement of aviation trade agreements to ensure U.S. airlines and their employees can compete on a level playing field. 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