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AFL-CIO TTD issues blueprint for restoring intercity passenger transportation

April 27, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the nation, nearly all intercity passenger transportation ceased almost overnight. In 2020, air carriers ferried their fewest passengers in three decades, registering months with as much as 96% fewer boardings compared to the prior year. [...]

Tags American Rescue Plan, Amtrak, CARES Act, CERTS Act, COVID-19, H.R. 133, motorcoach industry, motorcoach operators, pandemic, passenger transportation, vaccination

Key bills introduced that intend to boost transportation safety in North Carolina

April 1, 2021 Legislators in both the North Carolina state House and Senate have introduced bills to keep freight rail operations on the state’s more than 3,300 miles of track running safely and efficiently. A bus safety bill is also in the works in the state. H.B. 408 and S. 348 require a [...]

Tags H.B. 408, H.B. 438, long train legislation, North Carolina, North Carolina State Legislative Director Ron Ingerick, Ron Ingerick, S. 348, two-person crew bill

PRO Act Would Strengthen U.S. Labor Laws, Protect Workers

January 27, 2021 American workers have a legal right to organize and form a union under federal labor law. Unfortunately, U.S. labor laws are some of the mostly weakly enforced among all industrialized nations, meaning anti-union employers too often take advantage of lax enforcement and viola [...]