We thank Senators Coons & Hawley, as well as Congressmen Deluzio & Nehls for introducing this long overdue bill. Currently, railroaders & their spouses are subjected to benefits deductions if they choose to work after retirement. It's time to put money back in the pockets of rail retirees.
We're proud to welcome TTD's newest Legislative Representative, Nawaid Ladak. Originally from Florida, Nawaid has over a decade of experience on Capitol Hill working on a variety of policy issue areas, including transportation and trade.
ICYMI: we thank the 80+ members of Congress who signed a bipartisan letter urging fellow lawmakers to increase administrative funding levels for the Railroad Retirement Board, which helps thousands of railroaders access retirement, unemployment, sickness benefits & more.
The cherry blossoms have fallen, the temperatures are rising, and Congress is back in session. 🌸
Check out what TTD and our affiliated unions have been up to in the first quarter of 2026: mailchi.mp/ttd/on-the-m...
We join our MTI siblings in mourning the loss of the Honorable Rod Diridon, Sr. We extend our deepest condolences to all who knew him.
San José Diridon Station in Santa Clara County, CA carries on his name & honors his legacy of public service. transweb.sjsu.edu/Hon.-Rod-Dir...
We ❤️ infrastructure, especially in the City of Brotherly Love! It's great to see the redevelopment underway at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, the 3rd-busiest Amtrak station in America. It's a new era of rail for Philly! media.amtrak.com/2024/01/amtrak…
This month, TTD is celebrating 36 years of service & solidarity as America's transportation labor federation.
What better way to celebrate than to be of service to our community? Join us by donating, volunteering, or serving your community in other ways.
Today, TTD celebrates 36 years of fighting for transportation unions in the nation's capital and beyond! We'll never stop advocating for the workers who keep our country moving.
WATCH: TTD President Greg Regan calls on industry and policymakers to include workers’ voices in the implementation of new technologies, including AI. We can't afford to compromise transportation safety when tech advancements are deployed.
Made our way downtown for one last ride on the DC Street Car. We are grateful to our city's transit workers from @atulocal689.bsky.social & streetcar passengers for 10 incredible years of service. We'll miss you!
Women of labor are strong leaders, community organizers, and skilled workers. We are proud to represent these women, and millions of others, who keep our country moving safety and efficiently. Happy Women's History Month!
This week, TTD President Greg Regan spoke on a panel at the AFL-CIO Tech Institute Workers First AI Summit to emphasize the indispensable role that workers play in transportation safety.
The National Association of Letter Carriers' Heroes of the Year award ceremony is a reminder that workers are so much more than their jobs. Before anything, they are community members, neighbors, and even first responders in emergency situations. We are proud to represent & recognize these members.
LISTEN: On America's Work Force Union Podcast, TTD President Greg Regan speaks on union opposition to the broad 60-day Jones Act Waiver, which hurts the U.S. maritime workforce and ultimately will not lower gas prices for the average American.
TSA officers are approaching 40 days without a paycheck while Americans wait in airport security lines that overflow into parking lots. Transportation labor calls on lawmakers to resolve this issue & pay these essential workers now. Our statement:
Our hearts and minds are with the loved ones and colleagues of the pilots who lost their lives late last night in the collision at LaGuardia Airport. We join the aviation community and our union siblings in mourning these two dedicated crewmembers.
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation & Safety21 hosted a National Safety Summit on innovation, safety & tech. As America's transportation labor federation, TTD proudly represented union workers’ perspectives alongside industry & government partners.
Local leaders know that a derailment can be catastrophic for the communities they serve. TTD President Regan joined National League of Cities' Congressional City Conference to discuss labor's support for comprehensive rail safety legislation to protect communities & workers.
A broad 60-day Jones Act waiver jeopardizes national security, hurts our maritime workforce & does nothing to lower gas prices for everyday Americans.
Our joint statement with MEBA, MM&P, the Maritime Trades Dept. & 5 other maritime labor groups: lnkd.in/eXEzyCpu
There's only one thing that guarantees strong labor protections, fair wages, and good benefits: a union contract. Happy St. Patrick's Day from America's transportation unions!
This is the only red carpet we're walking this awards season! Throwback to the launch of the union-made Acela NextGen trainsets, which made history as the fastest passenger trains in America.
Rail workers and their families rely on the Railroad Retirement Board for access to their hard-earned retirement, sickness, & unemployment benefits. TTD, IBT, AAR & ASLRRA urge Congress to give RRB sufficient resources to serve railroaders:
93 years ago today, President FDR gave his first-ever Fireside Chat. Yesterday, TTD President Greg Regan joined ITS America for a Fireside Chat where he emphasized how the worker perspective is not just valuable, but crucial, in the deployment & development of new tech.
Today we joined our union siblings to call for revisions on the ALERT Act, which is set to be marked up by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next week. It is crucial that Congress accounts for the NTSB's recommendations to keep the flying public safe: ttd.org/policy/lette...
Railroad tracks run through countless communities. Without safety reform, risk of a toxic derailment like the one in East Palestine, OH is ever-present. We thank Reps. Chris Deluzio, Mike Rulli, Nick LaLota & John Garamendi for reintroducing the bipartisan Railway Safety Act. ttd.org/news-and-med...
We're here for women in aviation during hashtag#WomensHistoryMonth! Hawaiian Airlines CEO Diana Birkett Rakow joined the Air Line Pilots Association, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and others recently at Aero Club DC.
This week, 22 labor, industry, and government organizations sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to secure advance appropriations as part of robust funding at IIJA levels in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. Read more: ttd.org/policy/lette...
Unfair trade policy often comes at the expense of American jobs. We stand with our brothers & sisters across labor & applaud Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Morgan McGarvey & others advocating for reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program to support displaced workers.
We are proud to celebrate Women in Construction week alongside our building trades union siblings. The highly-trained, skilled women of the construction industry must be treated with respect and recognized for their invaluable contributions.
In order to avoid another tragedy like the mid-air collision over the Potomac River last year, it is crucial that lawmakers listen to the recommendations from National Transportation Safety Board. Anti-collision ADS-B In technology would save lives and prevent accidents: www.ntsb.gov/news/press-r...
