The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday that it will no longer honor a collective bargaining agreement with the unionized employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), citing a persistence of low-performing workers and excess resources being spent on union activity.
"Transportation Security Officers will no longer lose their hard-earned dollars to a union that does not represent them," said DHS in a statement. "This action will ensure Americans will have a more effective and modernized workforces across the nation's transportation networks."
Democrats and union officials are outraged, saying that by unilaterally canceling a signed labor agreement, DHS is violating the rights of TSA workers and putting the efficiency of airport security screenings at risk.
