TSA, collective bargaining and Homeland Security

Trump administration sued for ending union bargaining for TSA officers
The largest federal employee union filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from ending collective bargaining for nearly 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.
Federal workers push back after DHS ends collective bargaining for TSA security officers
A cohort of federal workers convened Monday morning in Orlando for a roundtable hosted by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto.
Homeland Security cancels TSA collective bargaining agreement, dismantling union protections
The union said the department and the Trump administration were violating the right of staffers to join a union. It also said that the reasons the Republican administration had given for the decision — specifically the criticisms of union activity — were "completely fabricated.
Federal workers union sues Trump administration to preserve TSA contract
The lawsuit says rescinding the CBA would affect public safety, calling it “an act of retaliation” against the union and an "attempt to punish free speech."
Labor unions ask court to stop Trump admin. from ending negotiated TSA contract
A coalition of labor unions has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to stop the Department of Homeland Security from terminating a negotiated TSA union contract.
Union sues DHS to protect TSA screeners’ collective bargaining rights
The American Federation of Government Employees accused the Trump administration of retaliating against the labor group over their efforts to block the mass firing of probationary workers across government.
TSA Screeners' Union Sues the Trump Administration for Violating Its First Amendment Rights
The largest federal government employee union is alleging in a new lawsuit that the Trump administration violated its First Amendment rights and the "hallowed" sanctity of contracts by canceling a collective bargaining agreement covering Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security screeners.
Unions sue DHS to save TSA collective bargaining contract
The widely anticipated lawsuit seeks to overturn Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's attempts to cancel a TSA collective bargaining agreement.
Midwest TSA agents left with questions amid contract cancellation
The federal government has canceled a seven-year contract with the union representing about 47,000 TSA agents. Local units ...
Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA employees
"Attempting to negate [TSA workers'] legally binding collective bargaining agreement now makes zero sense – it will only ...
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DHS makes major TSA change to shorten airport security wait times
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it is ending collective bargaining for Transportation Security Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In a release ...
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TSA employees face major blow to union rights
DHS officials claimed that the collective bargaining agreement allowed underperforming employees to stay in their jobs, which made the TSA less effective. DHS officials say their actions would ...
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TSA Union Workers: You Should All Walk Off The Job
I may not love the job the TSA does, but as a worker I'll stand with fellow workers against greedy bosses any day of the week (note: cops do not count as workers). Your management has decided to ...
What does TSA do? How the agency keeps travel in the US safe
TSA's mission is to "protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce." Its scope involves more than just aviation, but also mass transit systems, ...