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AFGE Dispatches Team to Houston to Help TSOs Affected by Ike As much of Houston remains virtually unlivable, in the wake of Hurricane Ike, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) voiced concern about Transportation Security Officers at the City’s two major airports (George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby) who were reportedly told to go to work or face disciplinary actions. |
As the only union to represent TSA employees since the agency's inception, AFGE is widely recognized as THE TSA union.
With multiple full-time TSA-dedicated attorneys on staff, AFGE is the only union to offer to its members FREE legal assistance. AFGE has taken on--and beaten--TSA in the courts, before the International Labor Organization and with the Federal Labor Relations Authority over issues including collective bargaining rights, fair personnel systems, merit-based pay and promotion policies, and regular and reasonable work schedules.
Join the thousands of your coworkers who already know that AFGE is the union for TSA employees.
AFGE has members in airports across the United States and in Puerto Rico. See where your closest local is located.
Join or call AFGE at 1-866-392-6832
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You Should Know
U.S. Settles Suit Over Right to Unionize
AFGE interview on Federal News Radio about TSA's refusal to adhere to the Rehabilitation Act
EEOC Ruling Supports AFGE Claims that TSA Is Bound by the Rehab Act
The American Federation of Government Employees today applauded a recent EEOC reversal of a case in which the Transportation Security Administration maintained that it does not have to abide by the Rehabilitation Act because of provisions in the Aviation Transportation Security Act, under which TSA was created and by which TSA is governed.
AFGE Urges Support for Lowey Bill, H.R. 3212, Granting Bargaining Rights and to Mandate Training for Airport Security Officers
AFGE has called for Congress to pass H.R. 3212, but we need your help getting co-sponsors for the bill. Click here for information on how to help, and for details on AFGE's campaign.
TSA Collective Bargaining: What the Presidential Candidates Say
AFGE asked every presidential candidate - Republican and Democrat - to complete a questionnaire. Each was asked about collective bargaining rights for federal employees, particularly TSOs.