The Trump administration announced it would end collective bargaining for TSA security officers, which labor advocates condemned as a dangerous move against union rights. The Department of Homeland Security justified this decision by claiming that collective bargaining constrained their mission to protect transportation systems. TSA officers do not have the same union rights as other federal employees, and while these rights were introduced by President Obama and strengthened by Biden, they are now being revoked. Union leaders fear this will undermine safety and reduce workforce protections at airports.
Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), stated, "Forty-seven thousand transportation security officers show up at over 400 airports across the country every single day to make sure our skies are safe for air travel."
The DHS claimed that collective bargaining for TSA's security officers 'constrained' the agency's chief mission, asserting that removing it would enhance productivity and innovation.
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