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In 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
Read moreThe monthly publication for Amtrak employees highlights many topics. This month highlights the payroll changes the new contract will make and the pilot payroll program for TCU members changing from weekly to bi-weekly pay schedules. Click here to view the entire Amtrak Ink.
Read moreU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood recently announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received 77 applications from 25 states for the most recent round of High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant funding. Application requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY
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