“Let Freedom Ring,” is one of the most recognized phrases by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and remain today, words embedded in our country’s struggles. The right to dream of being whatever you choose and having the opportunity to achieve it, is the foundation… Read More »Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
At the end of every year, we look back in wonderment, awe, and sadness, for what the previous year brought or took from us; and at the beginning of every year, we look forward to what the new year has in store for us, never… Read More »It’s a New Year…It’s a New Day!
As we celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or another holiday this month, Council 100 wishes you all a healthy and warm holiday season! Your uphill struggle has not, and will not, go unnoticed. The quote “There’s never a substitute for hard work” explains our situation today.… Read More »Happy Holidays 2022
Every day, you give your all to the call of mission, duty, and honor to protect this nation’s transportation security systems and, most importantly, its people. Every. Damn. Day. There is no give, no breaking down to consider your own perils as Federal employees; only… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving 2022
Where were you on September 11th, 2001? A common question or rhetorical phrase we hear as that horrendous day becomes more part of historical reference than something people personally experienced. Consider that many of the new employees at TSA were not even born 21 years ago—as we… Read More »Patriots Day (09/11/22)
Often serving as a marker to signal the end of summertime, the last holiday before kids return back to school (some already have), or just another three-day weekend when barbecues are had, vacations are took, and parks are packed, Labor Day, which was unofficially established… Read More »Labor Day 2022
ake a look around you, look at all the grandeur, which surrounds you! We live in the greatest country on earth; and we love this country with all our hearts. She is the mother who harbors all who seek refuge, that is how she was… Read More »Fourth of July 2022
Widely considered to be one of the longest running African American holidays in the United States, Juneteenth finally became a federal holiday in 2021, signed and ordered by President Joe Biden. As an organization of unionized workers, we are appalled and against the past and present treatment of… Read More »Juneteenth (Freedom Day) 2022
In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and established that Memorial Day was to be commemorated on the last Monday of May. Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, Memorial Day is a day… Read More »Memorial Day – 2022
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month began in 1977 as a smaller ten-day celebration in May, and transformed to a month-long observance in 1990. The month commemorates the resilience and legacy, traditions, and culture of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders across the United States,… Read More »Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
