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Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108: “We Need to Make Sure Every FAA Employee Remains on the Job With Pay”

February 8, 2019 Air, Air Blog, On The Hill, Press Releases, Recent Posts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Denise Romano: 202-719-3837 or dromano@twu.org Dennis Tajer: 847-902-8481 or dtajer@alliedpilots.org Robin Charbonneau: 817-540-0108, ext. 8308, or communications@apfa.org Larry Rother: 510-459-4843 or lrother@iamaw.org Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108: “We Need to Make Sure Every FAA Employee Remains on the Job With Pay” WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2019) — Four […]

TWU Urges FTA to Uphold FAST Act Transit Worker Protections

December 6, 2018 On The Hill, Recent Posts, Transit, Transit Blog

On Nov. 13, the TWU sent a letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) urging them to uphold the worker protections that the TWU fought for during the FAST Act. As you recall, Congress enacted the FAST Act in 2015, which renewed public transportation programs (and Amtrak). The TWU successfully fought hard against schemes to […]

TWU Files Comments to DOT Document, “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0”

December 6, 2018 On The Hill, Recent Posts, Transit, Transit Blog

On Dec. 3, the TWU filed comments to a Department of Transportation (DOT) document called “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0” (AV 3.0). This DOT guidance document seeks to rush the use of driverless transit buses without much consideration for how it could harm workers and public safety. The TWU’s comments urge […]

December 19, 2011

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 19 Dec, 2011 House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a news conference proclaimed his party’s intentions of voting down a measure passed last week by the Senate. The Senate voted in a bipartisan fashion (89-10) to extend payroll tax cuts and some unemployment benefits, yet the House is once again holding the American middle […]

February 22, 2012

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 22 Feb, 2012 Both chambers of Congress are in recess this week for the Presidents’ Day break. Before adjourning, they were able to push through a compromise to extend unemployment benefits, as well as the payroll tax holiday, through December 31. Upon their return next week, we expect action on the Surface Transportation Bill […]

December 12, 2011

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 12 Dec, 2011 This week may be the last that Congress is in session before the holidays, but only if they finish the important work before them. The House of Representatives is slated to vote on an unemployment insurance bill that slashes benefits, coupled with a provision to keep the Keystone XL Pipeline project […]

February 9, 2012

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 09 Feb, 2012 The Senate approved the FAA Reauthorization conference report earlier this week. Below is more information on the process, TWU’s advocacy efforts, and the benefits of the bill for our Members. Following three-and-a-half years without a full FAA reauthorization, which led to 23 stopgap extensions and one painful showdown of the FAA, […]

November 28, 2011

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 28 Nov, 2011 Last week, the Super Committee failed to find a solution to creating revenue and attacking our nation’s deficit. Democratic members of the committee said Republicans had two goals; extending Bush-era tax cuts and cutting Medicare. As the Defense Act comes to the floor in the Senate this week, and avoiding sequestration […]

January 31, 2012

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 31 Jan, 2012 With both chambers back from holiday recess and President Obama’s goals laid out in the State of the Union, lawmakers are back to business with a vengeance this week. Two extremely important bills will see final negotiations this week, as the FAA Authorizations conference committee meets to hash out the differences […]

November 14, 2011

October 31, 2016 On The Hill

Published 14 Nov, 2011 This week both chambers of Congress are in session in Washington, DC and have several important hearings as well as floor votes scheduled. The House will vote on a balanced budget amendment, as determined in the agreement made earlier this year in August, to keep the federal government funded. Expected also […]