Pictured Presenting MNPL check from left to right, IAM Legislative Representative Matt McKinnon and TCU Lodge 1315 Local Chairperson Olivia Nelson-Richards, Congresswoman Karen Bass, DL 725 Organizer Walter Carroll, Organizing Director Joe Solis and Organizer Calixto Tapia Karen Bass (D-CA) received a check from the IAM MNPL in recognition of her strong support of TCU
Transportation Trades Department’s (TTD), of which TCU is a member, rail safety agenda got a boost last week when Senator Richard Blumenthal, along with three other Senators, included several reforms that rail labor has long championed in their Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014. Some 130,000 miles of freight rail tracks crisscross the United States,
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved bipartisan legislation that improves the infrastructure, reduces costs, leverages private sector resources, creates greater accountability and transparency, and accelerates project delivery for Amtrak and the Nation’s passenger rail transportation system. The Committee approved by voice vote the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014, or PRRIA (H.R.
Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, issued a statement in reaction to the Senate’s passage of the Wyden-Hatch and Carper-Corker-Boxer Amendments to HR 5021. Click here to read the full statement from the TTD. Click here to read the TTD statement urging the house to pass
3rd District Congressman Nick Rahall and 1st District Congressman David McKinley of West Virginia have introduced a bill to stop a new rule, proposed by the EPA, that would set caps on carbon emissions from existing coal fired power plants. Rahall and McKinley’s bill (H.R. 4813), which already has 73 cosponsors, would terminate the new
In a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Edward Wytkind President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member, urged all members of the House to vote NO on an amendment offered by Representative Denham to the pending FY 15 T-HUD bill (H.R. 4745). This amendment would
In the statement released June 6th by TCU President Bob Scardelletti: “The proposed rule issued on June 2, 2014, by the Environmental Protection Agency could have a profound affect for U.S. Workers who rely on coal for their livelihoods. The new rule left in its current form will lead to job losses for scores of
Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member, recently commented on the pending markup of the THUD Appropriations bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee: “The Senate transportation funding bill is a solid step forward in meeting our immediate transportation needs and ensuring that we don’t weaken the
Bill began his career with Penn Central joining Local 227 in New Haven, Ct. In 1976 he transferred to Amtrak working various positions in New Haven. Bill has held various Lodge office’s in Local 227 including District Chairman. In 2004 he became Assistant National Representative under Unit 86, handling Metro-North, New Jersey Transit, MBCR, and
In a recent release from the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of which TCU is a member: If you rely on some form of surface transportation—car, bus, mass transit—to get around, you may be in for a shock later this year. The federal government’s Highway Trust Fund, which pays for the upkeep of our roads, bridges
