FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2012
July 22, 2012
AFGE, TSA Nearing First Labor Contract
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News & Publications, Washington, D.C., D.C. Government
(WASHINGTON)-The American Federation of Government Employees today announced it is close to coming to agreement with the Transportation Security Administration for a first collective bargaining agreement covering 45,000 Transportation Security Officers nationwide:
"Following marathon negotiations, AFGE and TSA are close to a historic labor contract. We have partial agreement, but we ran out of time at about 3:00 a.m. Saturday before we could complete the entire agreement. Both parties remain committed to reaching an agreement and will go forward from here to bring the negotiations process to a successful conclusion," AFGE National President John Gage said.
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