Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights
The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration who are responsible for keeping weapons off airplanes and protecting air travel
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Your support makes all the difference.The Department of Homeland Security says it’s ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration who are responsible for keeping weapons off airplanes and protecting air travel.
The department made the announcement Friday, criticizing the union and saying poor performers were being allowed to stay on the job.
The department says the agreement was hindering the ability of the organization “to safeguard our transportation systems and keep Americans safe.”
The TSA has about 50,000 staffers who are responsible for scanning hundreds of thousands of passengers a day for weapons or explosives.