TSA Officer Erich Schmidt Named AFGE Veteran of the Year
January 19, 2021
California Transportation Security Officer Erich Schmidt, an Army veteran, has been honored with AFGE’s Veteran of the Year award.
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California Transportation Security Officer Erich Schmidt, an Army veteran, has been honored with AFGE’s Veteran of the Year award.
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AFGE TSA Council 100 is asking TSA to protect high-risk employees by reinstating Weather and Safety Leave.
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TSA confirmed that Transportation Security Officers have been identified as working in high-risk employment for purposes of workers’ compensation benefits.
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AFGE is calling on the Senate to include full workplace rights for TSOs in its transportation infrastructure bill.
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AFGE TSA Council 100 outlines need for comprehensive strategy for passenger safety at nation's airports.
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Brian Shoup, a Transportation Security Officer and president of AFGE TSA Local 555, shares his story.
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TSA is not doing enough to protect officers and the flying public from COVID-19.
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House of Representatives passes legislation that would grant Transportation Security Officers equal workplace rights.
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Longer security lines at airports across the country and possible flight delays expected as the TSA freezes hiring and overtime hours.
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AFGE asks TSA to be more proactive and take steps to protect TSOs who staff airports nationwide.
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The House Committee on Homeland Security Jan. 29 approved a bill that would move TSOs under the Title 5 personnel system and the General Schedule pay scale.
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AFGE Council 100 officers are headed back to the negotiation table to fight for better working conditions or TSO’s.
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At a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing about pressing issues at the Transportation Security Administration, everyone agreed that the turnover rates at TSA are way too high and TSA officers’ pay is too low. Something needs to be done if we are to protect our aviation safety and the safety and well-being of our workforce.
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Democratic representatives on the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske expressing concerns over Pekoske’s refusal to say for certain during a recent congressional hearing whether he would negotiate a new contract with TSA officers. The current collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and TSA expires in December.
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Despite the important work they do protecting the flying public, frontline Transportation Security Administration officers are the lowest paid employees within TSA and among the lowest paid employees in the federal government.
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