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Empower Screeners to Ensure Security
Why Change is Urgently Needed at TSA
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
May 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction/Executive Summary 1
AFGE Recommends 2
The Dangers of Opting Out 3
TSA’s Leading Contractor Cheated on FAA Security Probe 3
Privatized Security’s Past Failures 5
The Record Speaks for Itself 7
TSA Fails to Oversee Contractors 7
Security is Too Important to Contract Out 8
The U.S. Aviation Industry’s Survival is at Stake 9
The Public and Major Organizations Believe Screening is a Public Function 9
TSA Drops the Ball 10
Training is Inadequate 10
Testing is Severely Flawed 11
Weeding Out the Good Apples 12
Unprofessional Wage Practices 12
Bait and Switch 13
Incompetent Procurement, Equipment Utilization 13
Unsafe Working Conditions 15
Persistent High Turnover 15
Chronically Inadequate Staffing 16
Too Much Mandatory Overtime 16
The Vicious Circle 17
Screeners Denied Veterans’ Preference 17
TSA Denies Veterans’ Preference, Violates Intent of Congress 17
Opt-Outs End Veterans’ Preference 18
Veterans Denied Recourse 18
No Place to Go 18
Screeners Denied Collective Bargaining Rights 19
Collective Bargaining Strengthens the Fight Against Terrorism 19
TSA Denied Right to Union Representation 20
“Catch 22” for Employees Seeking Union Representation 21
AFGE Local 1 Proudly Represents Screeners 21
Screeners Denied Whistleblower Protections 22
TSA Violates Intent of Congress and Its Own Promises 22
Whistleblowers Left in a Black Hole 22
TSA to Whistleblower: “You’re Fired!” 23
Screeners Denied Due Process, Constitutional Rights 24
No Way to Address Broken Promises on Pay 24
No Way to Address Leave, Dismissal Disputes 24
Leave Without Recourse 25
Second-Class Employees 25
Screeners Can Be Fired Without Justification 26
The Constitution Does Not Apply! 26
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