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Amtrak announces that Albrecht (Al) P. Engel, P.E., recognized rail transportation professional and passionate high-speed rail advocate, is joining Amtrak as vice president of a new High-Speed Rail department and will lead initiatives to grow Amtrak’s role as the premier operator of high-speed passenger rail service in the U.S. Click here to read the full
Read moreIn a recent release from the TTD, the leaders of 32 transportation unions urged the Obama Administration to proceed with great care in negotiations with China on a new “open skies,” agreement. Click here to read the full release from the TTD.
Read moreIn response to President Obama’s Labor Day announcement about job creation in the transportation network; Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) said, “This is a strategy that tackles two pressing problems. It will provide paychecks to people who have families to support while producing expanded and safer passenger and freight transportation
Read moreThe trains that are ridden in the U.S. should be built in the U.S., federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. LaHood plans to issue proposals that would require any federally funded transit projects to feature trains built in the U.S., as well as comparable mandates for highways. “Our money is going to go to American
Read moreIn a recent release from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), new protections for workers who voice safety, health, and security concerns were laid out. The new guidelines, which establish procedures for handling worker retaliation complaints, now allow filing by phone as well as in writing and filing in languages other
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