AFGE Launches Nationwide Airport Actions as DHS Shutdown Drags On

April 20, 2026

As the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, AFGE members, leaders and activists have been out at airports nationwide to raise awareness about the true impact of this funding lapse.

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AFGE Calls for DHS Workers to Be Paid As Hardships Mount

March 23, 2026

About 90 percent of Homeland Security’s 260,000 employees are working without pay due to the ongoing shutdown, including employees at the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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AFGE Ramps Up Pressure to Pay Workers as DHS Shutdown Reaches One Month

March 16, 2026

As the Department of Homeland Security shutdown reaches the one-month mark with no end in sight, AFGE leaders are calling on Congress to ensure all DHS workers are paid.

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Huge Win for TSA Workers as Judge Orders Agency to Honor Contract

January 20, 2026

In a major victory for the 47,000 Transportation Security Officers represented by AFGE, a federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration’s latest attempt to terminate their contract violates a standing court injunction.

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AFGE Plans Legal Challenge After DHS Revokes TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement

December 15, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces unilaterally terminating the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and the Transportation Security Administration covering 47,000 TSA officers.

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House Panel Approves Bill Exploring Ways to Reduce TSOs’ Commuting Burdens

June 24, 2024

At several airports, TSOs must take shuttles from airport parking lots to their duty stations, but often they get to the checkpoint an hour after they arrived at the airport due to the unpredictability of the shuttles they share with the flying public.

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AFGE, TSA Sign New Historic Contract

May 20, 2024

Congratulations to the employees at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a new, historic, seven-year contract.

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New AFGE-TSA Contract Sees Historic Gains for TSOs

March 11, 2024

After months of collective bargaining between the agency and the union, a seven-year contract was agreed upon on March 5. Two days later, TSA Council 100, which represents TSOs nationwide, started the 45-day ratification process.

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TSA Officers Celebrate First Paycheck with 31% Raise – Largest in TSA History

July 31, 2023

Thanks to AFGE’s relentless fight, TSA workers this month received their first paycheck with an increase of up to 31%.

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In Yet Another Win, AFGE TSA Members Expand Official Time and Union Representation

June 05, 2023

The MOA expands the amount of official time granted to AFGE TSA Council 100 members and provides workspaces for union representatives at most locals.

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TSA Administrator David Pekoske: TSOs to Get Full Workplace Rights Just Like Those at Other Agencies

February 21, 2023

TSA David Pekoske told AFGE members that the collective bargaining rights he’s implementing at TSA will be consistent with Title 5 Chapter 71.

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Historic Victory: TSA Officers to Get an Average 30% Pay Raise, Expanded Rights Under Title 5

January 09, 2023

We won a historic pay raise to bring TSO pay in line with the general schedule that most federal workers receive and expanded workplace rights under Title 5.

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House Passes TSA Workplace Rights, Firefighter Benefits Bills

May 16, 2022

The House of Representatives on May 11 and 12 passed two important bills that would provide workplace rights and benefits to two groups of federal workers: federal firefighters and TSOs.

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House to Vote on TSO Rights, Equal Pay Bill This Week

May 09, 2022

AFGE is urging members of Congress to vote yes on a bill that would strengthen national security, promote equal pay, and improve morale of TSOs.

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After AFGE Lobbying, Death Benefit Bill Now Covers Transportation Security Officers

April 18, 2022

If a new bill becomes law, TSOs who die in the line of duty will receive death benefits just like other federal workers.

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