Transportation Trades Department
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Trucking Regulation
Labor to DOT: Scrap Trump administration’s automated vehicles plan
Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.
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Rail
House hearing witnesses argue rail more relevant to economy than ever
Witnesses at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday stressed the need for a multimodal approach in federal support of the railroads, citing freight rail’s connection…
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Rail
US Circuit Court rejects FRA’s actions on train crew size
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday vacated the Federal Railroad Administration’s May 2019 order on train crew size, saying the agency didn’t conduct…
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Rail
Rail Roundup: Groups laud nominee Buttigieg; US rail traffic up
Freight rail groups and others congratulate the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on his nomination to lead DOT; also, U.S. weekly rail volumes rise…
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AAR, ASLRRA mourn death of union leader
Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, died Sunday after sustaining injuries in a biking incident.
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Rail
Rail labor groups seek federal oversight on temporary waivers
The groups want the Federal Railroad Administration to ensure that railroads’ requests to waive certain regulations stem from a true labor shortage.
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Rail
Rail groups pleased with coronavirus stimulus package
Freight rail trade and labor groups applaud the U.S. federal government for passing the $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at stabilizing the American economy amid…
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Rail
Unions criticize practice of furloughing in the rail industry
The Class I railroads furlough workers in times of lower volumes but unions think the cuts have been too deep as a result of precision…
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