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AFGE: On Your Side From the Begining

The Transportation Security Administration Union

As the only union to represent Transportation Security Administration (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 Transportation Security Administration employees.

AFGE has members in airports across the United States and in Puerto Rico. See where your closest local is located.

All TSOs who are AFGE members, please ensure that AFGE has your current contact information by logging in and updating your profile.

AFGE, Obama and TSA

Prior to his election, President-elect Obama met on several occasions with AFGE leadership, during which he stressed support for AFGE's efforts at getting back the workplace rights stolen from TSA employees. Following Obama's historic win, there has been a resurgence of interest in TSA, specifically in regard to a letter Obama wrote to AFGE on his hopes for the agency. The only union fighting for TSOs since the agency's inception, AFGE was the go-to source of information for media inquiries.

Barrack Obama's Letter to AFGE

Buoyed by Obama Win, AFGE Steps Up Campaign to Organize TSA Employees

AFGE in the News on Obama and the Transportation Security Administration

DatePublicationHeadline
11/25/2008    Obama Miffed; Approach To TSA Contract Misguided Washington Post
11/25/2008    Obama Criticizes TSA for Contract Award BNET.com
11/24/2008    Obama singles out TSA for sole-sourcing Washington Technology
11/20/2008    Obama Plan to Grant TSA Workers More Union Rights Renews Debate Over Security Effect U.S. News and World Report
11/19/2008    Will Obama win lead to collective bargaining rights at TSA? cyberFEDS
11/17/2008    Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals Washingtonpost.com
11/17/2008    Obama Eyes TSA Working Conditions Trafficworld.com
11/17/2008    Change in Government: Barack Obama's Letters to AFGE Fed Smith
11/17/2008    Obama listed goals in letters to federal workers Reuters
11/11/2008    What Unions Really Want: A Stimulus Bill Forbes.com
11/11/2008    TSA Bargaining Rights, Federal Agency Funding Are Among Civil Service Priorities for Obama Government Employee Relations
11/06/2008    Unions Express Hopes for New Administration Federal Daily
11/06/2008    High Hopes for a New Friend in the White House Washington Post
11/06/2008    Federal Unions' Top Ten Goals for an Obama Presidency? Fed Smith
11/05/2008    Obama, squeaking by, will change travel BLOG: Left Field

TSA Employees Should Know

TSA Union Calls for Agency to Reinvest Pearson Refund into Training, Technology
Following an announcement that Transportation Security Administration contractor NCS Pearson will refund the agency more than $5 million, the American Federation of Government Employees today called for TSA to reinvest that money into much-needed new technology and training, and improved working conditions for its employees, among other items.

TSO survey: Publication Preference

Calling all TSOs in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Florida, Las Vegas, Los Angles, Minneapolis, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

AFGE often places advertisements, opinion pieces, etc in newspapers across the country. To ensure that we are reaching as many TSOs as possible, AFGE is polling TSOs in major cities on what newspapers they read.

AFGE Urges Your Support for H.R. 3212. Click here for information on how to help, and for details on AFGE's campaign.