Under the White House’s 2018 budget proposal, TSA is facing a budget cut of $500 million. Its law enforcement officer reimbursement program would be eliminated altogether. Passengers and employees are vulnerable as there will be no law enforcement officers around if an attack happens.
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AFGE pays tribute to the 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, and honor the everyday heroes who have kept us safe ever since.
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Members of Congress are used to seeing TSA Officers when they fly to and from Washington, D.C. But during AFGE Council 100's first annual Lobby Week, it's the TSA Officers who came to them.
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AFGE and FEMA have just reached a tentative agreement on a first national master agreement that will greatly improve their working conditions.
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At sunset on October 7, the U.S. Coast Guard declared that the search and rescue operation to find the crew of the El Faro had ended. The ship's crew included members of the American Maritime Officers union and Seafarers International Union.
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Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft met with the Executive Board of AFGE Council 120 and the management representatives from the CG/AFGE National Labor Management Forum on June 15 at Coast Guard Headquarters. Admiral Zukunft was joined by Vice Commandant Vice Admiral Peter Neffinger.
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AFGE this week won a union election to represent wage grade and professional employees at theLos Angeles/Long Beach Coast Guard command at Terminal Island (San Pedro), California. The employees voted 10-2 to be represented by AFGE.
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AFGE has issued the following statement regarding news reports on the results of a covert test by DHS investigators.
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Dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and employees in San Diego staged a protest this week to bring spotlight to management corruption and cover-ups.
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A separate bill by Rep. Carson, HR 1850, would make a number of other reforms to FPS to security at federal buildings.
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An AFGE-backed bill was introduced this week to extend law enforcement retirement coverage to Federal Protective Service officers and make other improvements to the security at federal facilities.
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This should have been the happiest time in Amanda Kincannon’s life.
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TSA officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Wednesday staged a protest demanding new security measures to protect passengers and employees in airport security screening areas.
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After over 18 months of tireless efforts to push back against unnecessary security privatization, AFGE Local 556 members at Orlando Airport have finally seen the fruits of their labor.
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A man armed with homemade explosives, a machete, and a bottle of poison walked into the New Orleans airport last Friday and started attacking Transportation Security Officers.
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