Borne from the cotton fields of slavery and eventually into the servitude of the White House, the Black community has shown their resilience and ability to effect change. America, the melting pot for justice and freedom, has not always been accessible or equitable for all races,… Read More »Black History Month 2023
“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!
Today, TSA Administrator David Pekoske signed a new TSA Administrator’s Determination on Collective Bargaining for Transportation Security Officers (effective December 30, 2022), and by doing so, he kept his word to the Union that he would, soon after funding was approved by Congress and signed by… Read More »TSA Administrator’s Determination on Collective Bargaining for TSA (Effective Dec. 30, 2022)
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
With the horrific images seared into our forever memories, either through watching repeated video footage on television, the Internet, or by those who were present at any one of the various crash sites across the eastern part of the United States: New York, New York;… Read More »A Thank You Letter
If there has been one major sin AFGE has committed through the years, it has been not trumpeting its own victories loudly and obnoxiously, and to some degree, allowing TSA to take credit for things it never initiated, much of which were ideas or legislation… Read More »From the Beginning in New Beginnings
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
November 1st, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA Today, nine (9) years ago, on November 1st, 2013, Transportation Security Officer Gerardo I. Hernandez was shot and killed while performing his public service to this nation, for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), at the Los Angeles International… Read More »In Memoriam – Gerardo I. Hernandez (LAX)
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)
