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  • Legislative Outlook June 15, 2012

    TCU Sends Joint Letter to the Senate – Preserve Affordable Electricity and American Jobs

    TCU sent a joint letter to the U.S. Senate urging support for S.J. Resolution 37, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would set aside and send back to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (UMACT) rule. The joint statement from TCU, UTU and the Association for American Railroads stated, “Freight

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  • Legislative Outlook June 8, 2012

    Drastic Transportation Cuts Voted Down in the House

    The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member, issued a statement on the defeat of the Broun Motion to Instruct conferees on the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 (H.R.4348). TTD had previously sent letters to every member of the house requesting that they vote no on the Broun Motion. The

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  • Legislative Outlook May 18, 2012

    House Should Adopt Transportation Buy America Motion

    Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, issued a statement in support of Rep. Nick Rahall’s (D-WV) Motion to Instruct Conferees on the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 (H.R.4348). In the statement TTD President Ed Wytkind states, “Transportation labor wholeheartedly endorses a Motion to Instruct Conferees by Rep. Nick Rahall

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  • Legislative Outlook May 11, 2012

    Two Republican Congressman Defend Railroad Retirement

    As a result of extensive lobbing efforts by TCU, IAM and other rail unions as well as the railroad industry, two republican Congressmen have come out to support Railroad Retirement, under attack in the current House budget as proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI). In a letter Congressman Steve LaTourette (R-OH) and Congressman Spencer Bachus

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  • Legislative Outlook April 27, 2012

    OneRail Coalition Urges Proper Investment of 2013 Transportation Funding

    As Congress considers Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, the OneRail Coalition, of which TCU is a member, sent a letter urging them to prioritize investments in rail infrastructure and operations that will create and maintain good domestic jobs, enhance productivity and the competitive position of the United

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