AFL-CIO Unit Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is celebrating its 10th anniversary in July with its third national convention.
The convention, scheduled from July 19 to 21 in Washington, D.C., will be a combination of reflection, activation and anticipation, said Edward Wytkind, longtime executive director of the department. Its theme will be “A Bold Voice; a Decade of Action,” which Wytkind contends reflects both the department’s growth and its activist posture.
TTD comprises 28 unions representing about 2.7 million of the nation’s estimated 16 million transportation workers. It is the third-largest unit within the AFL-CIO, which has a total of 13 million members.
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“While we will be pausing to look at TTD’s evolution, at its decade of legislative and political activism, most of the convention will be looking forward to try to foster a cooperative approach to legislative and regulatory issues that matter to working people,” he said. “We need to take a strategic approach to dealing with industry on both global and national issues of jobs and safety.”
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