American Federation of Government Employees

TSA Union Thanks Lawmakers for Supporting H.R. 1881

Published in Law and Health Weekly, July 25th, 2009

The American Federation of Government Employees today thanked the 130 cosponsors of H.R. 1881, which would grant Transportation Security Officers the same workplace protections as other federal workers, for their support and expressed its hopes for a swift markup on July 9.

H.R. 1881, the Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act, would give TSOs the right to bargain collectively for fair and uniform workplace rules. It would do away with TSA's highly subjective pay system, the Performance Accountability and Standards System (PASS), and would move TSOs under the General Schedule system, which covers most federal employees.

"PASS and many...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2009-07-25)

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