"I have three kids, a wife, a pet who depend on me to go to work. This the kids don't really understand it. And it's, it's a very tough conversation to have with, with, freshman in high school with a fifth grader, luckily, the four-year-old doesn't really understand what's going on."
"San Francisco is the poster child for privatization when it comes to airport security. It's not like these people are free-wheeling and doing what they want to do. They have to meet the same standards. If they don't, they will lose their contract."
"The big reason why we joined this program back in 2002-2003 was we thought, okay, this is going to get reprivatized eventually, we might as well be ahead of the curve here and just jump into this screening partnership program."
During the partial government shutdown, TSA agents at airports including Oakland and San Jose experience significant hardship as they work without regular paychecks, creating long security lines and personal financial strain. TSA agent Joseph Cerletti describes the difficulty of supporting his family on minimal pay. San Francisco International Airport operates differently, employing private security contractors through a federal program that allows private companies to handle passenger screening under TSA oversight. SFO is the largest of 20 airports nationwide participating in this privatization program. Private contractors must meet the same security standards as TSA agents or risk losing their contracts. SFO joined the program in 2002-2003 anticipating eventual reprivatization of airport security, which was originally established following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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