Why It Matters
The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO is pushing Congress on aviation safety and infrastructure spending as lawmakers grapple with high-profile incidents and competing budget priorities. The federation represents about 37 unions across aviation, rail, transit, maritime, trucking, and highway sectors, giving it significant sway over transportation policy.
By the Numbers
The transportation organization spent $400,000 on congressional lobbying in the second quarter of 2026.
The Agenda
The federation's lobbying reflects ongoing congressional activity on transportation issues. In January 2025, a midair collision between a military helicopter and PSA Airlines Flight 5342 over the Potomac River killed all aboard. Congress responded with the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act, which addresses airspace location and enhanced risk transparency. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has also been moving forward on an aviation safety policy.
The federation deployed four registered lobbyists on its behalf: Nawaid Lakak, Andrea Wohleber, a Policy Director with committee experience on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Lianne Endo, a Senior Legislative Representative; and Samantha Fazenbaker, a Legislative Representative. The organization filed its disclosure on July 21.
The Bottom Line
The Transportation Trades Department's lobbying activity reflects labor's effort to shape policy on aviation safety and infrastructure spending as Congress addresses both emergency responses and long-term transportation funding priorities.
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