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AFGE: On Your Side From the Begining

The Transportation Security Administration Union

As the only union to represent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees since the agency's inception, AFGE is widely recognized as THE TSA union.

With multiple full-time TSA-dedicated attorneys on staff, AFGE is the only union to offer to its members FREE legal assistance. AFGE has taken on--and beaten--TSA in the courts, before the International Labor Organization and with the Federal Labor Relations Authority over issues including collective bargaining rights, fair personnel systems, merit-based pay and promotion policies, and regular and reasonable work schedules.

Join the thousands of your coworkers who already know that AFGE is the union for Transportation Security Administration employees.

AFGE has members in airports across the United States and in Puerto Rico. See where your closest local is located.

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AFGE Call for Uniform Recall Receiving Nationwide Attention

When TSA started distributing new uniforms to its workers earlier this year, it hoped to bring a more professional appearance to the 43,000-strong workforce. Professionalism, however, was not the only thing that came with the new blue shirts. Severe skin rashes, lightheadedness, swelling and redness in and around the eyes and lips are symptoms described by TSOs who have been wearing these new uniforms.
AFGE sent a letter to TSA Administrator Kip Hawley, demanding that the issue be looked into for possible violation of DOL regulations. AFGE also is demanding that TSA immediately recall and replace the uniforms, and in the interim allow TSOs to wear their white uniforms. AFGE also has called on TSA to facilitate the filing of workers' compensation claims with the Labor Department.

New TSA Uniforms Trigger a Rash of Complaints
Washington Post, Jan. 5

New TSA Uniforms Making Workers Sick

Have you been affected by the new uniforms? Take AFGE's survey on the issue.

TSA workers report rashes from uniforms
Chicago Sun-Times, Jan. 5

New TSA uniforms making workers sick AFGE demands replacement
Washington Examiner, Jan. 5

AFGE, Obama and TSA

Prior to his election, President-elect Obama met on several occasions with AFGE leadership, during which he stressed support for AFGE's efforts at getting back the workplace rights stolen from TSA employees. Following Obama's historic win, there has been a resurgence of interest in TSA, specifically in regard to a letter Obama wrote to AFGE on his hopes for the agency. The only union fighting for TSOs since the agency's inception, AFGE was the go-to source of information for media inquiries.

Barrack Obama's Letter to AFGE

Buoyed by Obama Win, AFGE Steps Up Campaign to Organize TSA Employees

AFGE in the News on Obama and the Transportation Security Administration

TSA Employees Should Know

DFW People Highlights AFGE's Role as Union for TSOs

Poll Shows High Public Approval of TSOs
A pre-election poll conducted by the Gallup Organization and the Partnership for Public Service showed that Americans think highly of men and women providing security for air travel with 70 percent of respondents ranking the federal government's performance at our nation's airports as good or excellent. This was the highest rated category of the job the federal government is doing on each issue, one percent ahead of the rating received for the job of protecting our nation from military/terrorist threats by our men and women in uniform.

With Dallas Local, AFGE Adds to Reputation as THE Union for TSA Employees
With close to 10,000 TSA members in 22 Locals nationwide, the American Federation of Government Employees added to its reputation as the union for TSA workers with a new Local in Dallas. More than 100 Transportation Security Officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Dallas Love Field airports joined Local 1040 after it was chartered in August.

TSA Union Calls for Agency to Reinvest Pearson Refund into Training, Technology
Following an announcement that Transportation Security Administration contractor NCS Pearson will refund the agency more than $5 million, the American Federation of Government Employees today called for TSA to reinvest that money into much-needed new technology and training, and improved working conditions for its employees, among other items.