Throughout American and world history, Black people ofevery ethnicity, have contributed mightily to all societies, yet they have been intentionally mistreated, misinformed, targeted, and even until this day, racially profiled and criticized for living their truth. In a day when we thought the horrors of… Read More »Black History Month – 2022
Dear Ms. Baker-Amos: (Director, Labor Relations, TSA) On September 8, 2021, Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) Administrator David Pekoske submitted to Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas its plan to provide salaries to TSA employees that mirror the salaries set forth in the General Schedule… Read More »Request for Information
Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing to request that you make certain to include in the Department’s FY 2023 budget request funding for General Schedule-equivalent salaries for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). I am also requesting that you clarify for Administrator Pekoske that expanding collective bargaining… Read More »AFGE Letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas
While many of us know the historical stories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight against racial inequality and his many triumphs and ultimately his final, tragic and untimely, death, not many know that Dr. King was a social justice warrior who fought for Unions and their… Read More »Martin Luther King Jr. Day
It’s been an interesting year, to say the least, maybe a hybrid between what we thought would be the end of the pandemic transitioning into a return to some sense of normalcy, however, we received a late reminder that we are not completely out of the woods… Read More »Happy New Year 2022
AFGE TSA Brothers and Sisters: Happy Holidays! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or another holiday during this time of year, Council 100 wishes you a safe and happy holiday season. As we gather with family, friends, coworkers, in-laws, and others, let us be grateful, in good… Read More »Happy Holidays 2021
Dear Administrator Pekoske: On behalf of AFGE TSA Council 100, I am sending this letter in response to your message to the workforce last night, December 16, 2021, which (1) doubled down on the agency’s disappointing decision to deny Transportation Security Officers (“TSOs”) their end-of-the-year… Read More »End-Of-Year Performance Bonus
After a tumultuous 2020-2021, as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, including other residual impacts, we have so much for which to be grateful. Some of us have lost loved ones, became sick, or dealt with other effects of the last year and a half. Yet… Read More »Thanksgiving 2021
Today, we honor and thank those who have sacrificed or given their all so we could enjoy the freedoms and blessings that the United States has to offer. Many of us know someone who has served or is serving; maybe it’s our spouse, parent, uncle, aunt, grandparent,… Read More »Veterans Day 2021
Dear Administrator Pekoske: On behalf of AFGE TSA Council 100, thank you for meeting with our union leadership last Thursday, November 4, 2021. We have found these meetings with you to be productive and fruitful, and we truly appreciate your willingness to work directly with… Read More »One-Year Probationary Period for TSO’s
