Published 17 Oct, 2012 THE Hill Column Obama vs. Romney: What’s Their Track Record on Air, Rail and Transit? By James C. Little International President, Transport Workers Union Did you catch the exchanges in the first and second presidential debates where President Obama and Governor Romney discussed their plans for improving our nation’s airports, roads,…
Published 15 Oct, 2012 Rail service and jobs would be on the chopping block under a Romney administration. He says he’d eliminate and privatize Amtrak and 20,000 Amtrak jobs while the Romney/Ryan budget would raise the retirement age and cut occupational disability for workers in Railroad Retirement. Meanwhile, President Obama has championed rail jobs for…
Published 05 Oct, 2012 The TTD has launched another site, this time for aviation workers PermanentlyDelayed.com detailing Mitt Romney and President Obama. The site displays the effects Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will have and have had on the airline industry from union busting to slashing aviation and transportation funding by 46 percent. The site…