Shadow
08-02-2012, 10:52 PM
Transportation Security Administration workers are poised to unionize after striking a labor agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees.
The agreement follows pushback last year from Republicans on Capitol Hill worried that a big union presence through the TSA ranks could stifle the organization's flexibility in response to security threats.
But supporters of TSA unionization have called these warnings unrealistic.
AFGE announced the agreement with TSA workers in a brief statement Thursday morning.
The agreement now goes to nearly 45,000 workers for approval.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/02/tsa-workers-poised-to-unionize-after-labor-agreement/#ixzz22S4Rl8ub
The agreement follows pushback last year from Republicans on Capitol Hill worried that a big union presence through the TSA ranks could stifle the organization's flexibility in response to security threats.
But supporters of TSA unionization have called these warnings unrealistic.
AFGE announced the agreement with TSA workers in a brief statement Thursday morning.
The agreement now goes to nearly 45,000 workers for approval.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/02/tsa-workers-poised-to-unionize-after-labor-agreement/#ixzz22S4Rl8ub