July 26, 2004 | Headlines, Railroad Security, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on July 23.) WASHINGTON — The report of the 9/11 Commission is, “yet another wake-up call about the failures of the federal government to close security gaps in the transportation industry,” according to...
July 14, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on July 13.) WASHINGTON — In the wake of a shocking New York Times series that cited misconduct of giant rail corporations CSX and Union Pacific ranging from, “destroying, mishandling or simply losing evidence to...
July 8, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following on July 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly four months after a congressionally-mandated deadline to take action, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to turn a blind eye to curbing the dangerous practice of U.S. aircraft...
May 24, 2004 | Headlines, Railroad Security, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on May 21.) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bush administration earns a “failing grade” for its dangerously inadequate response to the nation’s transportation security threats and for grossly neglecting the needs...
April 30, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The following story by Nancy Wride and William Wan appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 30.) LOS ANGELES — A container explosion at a Port of Los Angeles terminal prompted three union locals Thursday to demand better screening of cargo going into...
April 30, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on April 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday’s explosion of a propane tank inside a shipping container at the Port of Los Angeles should serve as a “wake up call” for the Bush Administration and the port...
April 29, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following statement on April 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, commemorating the April 28 Workers Memorial Day. “On Workers...
April 2, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The Transportation Trades Dept. issued the following news release on April 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Edward Wytkind, President of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, in reaction to House passage of a multi-year...
March 30, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The Transportation Trades Dept. issued the following news release on March 29.) Washington, D.C. — Declaring a “double-standard” in aviation security due to loopholes in federal regulations governing overseas repair of U.S. aircraft, the...
March 26, 2004 | Headlines, TTD
(The Transportations Trades Department issued the following on March 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday’s tragic helicopter crash spotlights the dangerous conditions in which helicopter pilots work and also the long-overdue necessity to give these workers the...
