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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010

Transport Workers Endorse Durrance For Congress
Cite Challenger’s Commitment To Working Class Families

FORT WORTH—Air Transport Local 567 of the Transport Worker’s Union of America this week endorsed Neil Durrance for Congress from Texas’ 26th Congressional District.

“Neil Durrance will provide the kind of leadership working class families need in Washington,” said Larry Pike, President of Local 567. “Congressman Michael Burgess has spent his years in Congress looking out for big business while ignoring the needs of working class families in North Texas,” Pike said.

Union officials said Burgess was out of touch with the needs of North Texas families, and cited several votes the incumbent Congressman has cast as being inconsistent with the needs of North Texas families.

“Michael Burgess voted against raising the minimum wage, against extending unemployment benefits for working families, and against reforms to help protect workers’ pensions,” said Gary Moffitt, Legislative Director of Local 567. “When working families need something from Michael Burgess, the answer is always the same—‘no,’” Moffitt said.

Durrance said he was proud to accept Local 567’s endorsement, noting the importance of the air transport workers to the economy in North Texas. “The men and women of Local 567 are key to keeping the planes flying over North Texas. Air travel and DFW Airport are vital to the North Texas economy, and these men and women deserve good paying jobs, secure pensions, and fair treatment from the airlines,” Durrance said.

“When I’m your Congressman, I’ll be a representative who fights for working men and women across North Texas. The era of just saying ‘no’ to working families in North Texas will end when I take office,” Durrance said.

The Burgess Record For Working Families: Terrible

FAIR PAY. Congressman Burgess voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. [S. 181, January 27, 2009, Roll Call 37]

GOOD WAGES. Congressman Burgess voted against  raising the minimum wage.[H.R. 2, January 10, 2007, Roll Call 18]

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: Congressman Burgess voted against extending unemployment benefits for families hit hard by the economic recession FIVE TIMES, and abandoned working families altogether by failing to show up for another vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits. [H.R. 3548, Nov. 5, 2009, Roll Call No. 859; H.R. 3548, Sept. 22, 2009, Roll Call No. 722; H.R. 6867, October 3, 2008, Roll Call No. 683; HR 5749, June 12, 2008, Roll Call No. 412]

PENSION REFORM & RETIREMENT SECURITY. Congressman Burgess voted against reforms establishing minimum funding rules for single-employer and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans and requiring full funding of most pension plans. Burgess’ federal retirement as a Congressman is secure, but he doesn’t care about retirement security for working Americans. [H.R. 4, July 28, 2006, Roll Call No. 422]

EMPLOYEE FREE CHOCIE: Congressman Burgess voted against the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for employees to unionize their workplaces. [H.R. 800, March 1, 2007, Roll Call No. 118]

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION: Congressman Burgess voted against protection for federal employees from discrimination or demotion if they disclose credible evidence of waste, abuse, gross mismanagement, or substantial and specific danger to public health. [H.R. 985, March 14, 2007, Roll Call No. 153]

EXPANDED WORKPLACE RIGHTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS: Congressman Burgess voted against collective bargaining rights for public safety officers. [H.R. 980, July 17, 2007, Roll Call No. 633]

MORE BAD VOTES FOR WORKING FAMILIES: Against discrimination-free workplaces [H.R. 3685, November 7, 2007, Roll Call No. 1057]; Against better safety standards for workers [H.R. 5522, April 30, 2008, Roll Call No. 233]


TTD News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2010

CONTACT: Jenifer McCormick
202-628-9262
jeniferm@ttd.org

Court Decision Upholds New Rules For Rail and Aviation Union Elections

WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement today in response to a decision in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, rejecting the Air Transport Association’s attempt to overturn new National Mediation Board (NMB) rules governing union elections:

“With today’s court decision, tens of thousands of airline and rail workers are a step closer to pursuing the power of collective bargaining under fairer union election rules.

“The deck has been stacked against workers for too long with many union elections being invalidated by unfair rules that required super majority participation – a standard found nowhere else in our democracy. The new rules put an end to the practice of counting all non-voting employees as ‘no’ votes.

“We look forward to the new NMB rules going into effect without further delay.”

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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, represents 32 member unions in the aviation, rail, transit, trucking, highway, longshore, maritime and related industries. For more information, visit www.ttd.org

 


United Way Day of Action

National Day of Action
June 21st

Volunteers across the country are participating in activities that benefit our community on the National Day of Action. June 21st is the longest day of the year. Volunteering demonstrates what it means to LIVE UNITED.

  • United Way identifies project.

  • Projects will be outdoor activities, primarily in the morning and can take place a a few days before or after June 21st.

  • United Way identifies organizations with volunteers.

  • Organization select a project from a list and assign a team captain

  • Project host assigns on-site supervisor

  • Day of project - volunteers arrive and tea captain reports to on-site supervisor.

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