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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees--the union for Transportation Security Administration workers nationwide--today expressed outrage at House members who voted to strip from TSA workers the right to collectively bargain by passing an amendment by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) to the House DHS Appropriations Bill. AFGE said it would continue to fight any similar amendment in the Senate. The Rokita amendment (to the House DHS...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday that new tests of full-body scanners deployed at airports found that the radiation they emit was within acceptable levels. The machines have been deployed at dozens of airports to thwart attacks on the U.S. aviation system, which has continued to be a prime target of al Qaeda militants. "The latest reports confirm previous testing and show that every backscatter unit currently used for passenger screening in U.S. airports...
Local labor activists to show support for AFGE in TSA union election MILWAUKEE, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees, the union for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) in Milwaukee, throughout Wisconsin, and across the country, will be joined by Milwaukee labor organizations to show support and gratitude for the TSA workforce with two solidarity events May 24 at General Mitchell Airport. "In appreciation of their hard work and...
Clark and NFLPA back AFGE in union election at TSAPITTSBURGH, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh Steeler and National Football League Players Association player representative Ryan Clark on Wednesday will tell Transportation Security Officers in Pittsburgh to vote for the American Federation of Government Employees in an upcoming union election at TSA.Only AFGE has been endorsed by the NFLPA in its effort to make TSA a fair, balanced and safe workplace, and to bring a...
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees today received the most votes but not a majority in an election for exclusive union representation at the Transportation Security Administration, and according to Federal Labor Relations Authority election rules will go into a runoff election against the National Treasury Employees Union. The first election results were AFGE 8369, Treasury 8095, and no union 3111. AFGE National President...
MTI's Butterworth and Jenkins created terrorism attack database, plus briefings for TSA's bomb appraisal officers. SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has won the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology Impact Award for 2010 for taking its academic research to the front lines of the fight against terrorism. DHS recognized MTI for developing and then using its unique database of terrorist and serious...
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today issued support of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new program that will promote an alternate screening of crewmembers. The new program, sponsored by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Air Transport Association (ATA), will begin testing later this year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC58223LOGO ) "As first responders, Flight Attendants...
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), and the Air Transport Association (ATA) met recently with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole and received approval from TSA for testing of a new crewmember screening system. This enhanced identity and employment verification system for airline pilots will make airport checkpoint screening more efficient for all who depend on air transportation. The...
Alternative screening makes airport security more efficient for crew members and passengers DALLAS, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin testing an airline crewmember screening system in seven preliminary airports. After a 90-day test period, the program may be expanded to additional airports. This new system will enhance the verification process for professional...
TSA union renews call for adequate staffing at agency WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees today renewed its call for adequate staffing throughout TSA after the union received a high number of complaints from Transportation Security Officers across the country with concerns of gender biases surrounding scheduling and shift-bidding. "There are overtones of gender discrimination throughout the nation's airports, and AFGE has...
