AFGE TSA Local 618

Good Morning. Been seeing a lot of news about privatizing TSA. What is not being reported is what is true. The Government still pays for it, they would just pay a private contractor.

There’s been a lot of talk about “privatizing TSA,” and a lot of confusion about what that actually means.
Privatizing TSA does not mean the airlines take over security, and it does not mean security goes away.
What it does mean is this:
Airports can apply to use private screening companies instead of federal TSA officers under something called the Screening Partnership Program (SPP). These private companies are still required to follow all TSA policies, procedures, and federal security standards. TSA remains in charge of oversight, regulations, and accountability.
So the uniforms might change—but the rules, requirements, and security expectations do not.
TSA doesn’t disappear. Security doesn’t get handed to airlines. The federal government is still responsible for making sure aviation security is enforced.
The real conversation isn’t “TSA vs no TSA.”
It’s about who is doing the screening—and how consistent, trained, and accountable that workforce is.

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Concerns about TSA staffing, delays grow as spring break travel ramps up during shutdown TSA staffing concerns are growing at airports nationwide, including Indianapolis as a partial government shutdown impacts funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Some Indianapolis TSA agents quit over DHS shutdown TSA agents at Indianapolis International Airport are quitting due to the ongoing DHS shutdown, leading to potential security line delays.

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Some Indianapolis TSA agents quit over DHS shutdown TSA agents at Indianapolis International Airport are quitting due to the ongoing DHS shutdown, leading to potential security line delays.

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We need to strengthen our membership so we have the ability to continue fighting this agencies decisions to deny our union rights.

TSA Must Honor Workers’ Union Contract, Judge Rules The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.

The courts granted us the Motion to Enforce the Injunction. So as of now the agency cannot enforce the new determination and we will have to see what they try to do next. But for now we still have a union.