{"id":134620,"date":"2025-03-15T06:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/federal-unions-sue-trump-administration-over-tsa-contract\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T06:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:21:57","slug":"federal-unions-sue-trump-administration-over-tsa-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=134620","title":{"rendered":"Federal unions sue Trump administration over TSA contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A coalition of unions has initiated a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security and its leadership to stop the Trump administration from \u201cunlawful and unilateral\u201d termination of a union contract for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AFGE workers announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afge.org\/publication\/unions-file-lawsuit-against-dhs-to-stop-the-illegal-termination-of-transportation-security-officers-collective-bargaining-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> that the lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle on March 13, 2025, by three federal worker unions: the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AFGE union members describe the termination of the negotiated union contract as an \u201cillegal action\u201d, arguing that it \u201cviolates the constitutional rights of federal employees and undermines collective bargaining protections\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-1\"\/>\n<p>AFGE National President Everett Kelley stated that canceling a legally negotiated union contract is \u201cunconstitutional\u201d and \u201cretaliatory\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese attempts by the administration to silence everyday workers across this country through retaliation and intimidation will not succeed,\u201d Kelley said. \u201cWe will fight tirelessly to protect the rights of federal employees and defend our union contracts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AFGE workers demand \u201cimmediate injunctive relief to stop the administration from rescinding the existing contract, eliminating union representation, and stripping workers of their bargaining rights,\u201d the statement continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-2\"\/>\n<p>The seven-year bargaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2024\/05\/16\/tsa-and-afge-reach-new-collective-bargaining-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreement<\/a> between TSA and AFGE employees took effect in May 2024, protecting approximately 47,000 TSA officers. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, on March 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared that it is terminating the agreement, claiming it would remove \u201cbureaucratic hurdles that will strengthen workforce agility\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransportation Security Officers will no longer lose their hard-earned dollars to a union that does not represent them,\u201d DHS spokesperson said. \u201cThe Trump Administration is committed to returning to merit-based hiring and firing policies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-3\"\/>\n<p>DHS officials reported that out of 432 federalized airports, 374 airports have fewer than 200 TSA officers available for screening duties. 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