TSA Screeners' Union Sues the Trump Administration for Violating Its First Amendment Rights
The largest federal government employee union is alleging in a new lawsuit that the Trump administration violated its First Amendment rights and the "hallowed" sanctity of contracts by canceling a collective bargaining agreement covering Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security screeners.
Trump Administration Sued for Ending Union Bargaining for TSA Officers
The lawsuit in Seattle, Washington federal court claims the U.S. Department of Homeland Security canceled a bargaining agreement covering TSA officers as retaliation against unions for challenging other Trump administration initiatives.
Federal workers union sues Trump administration to preserve TSA contract
The lawsuit says rescinding the CBA would affect public safety, calling it “an act of retaliation” against the union and an "attempt to punish free speech."
Labor unions ask court to stop Trump admin. from ending negotiated TSA contract
A coalition of labor unions has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to stop the Department of Homeland Security from terminating a negotiated TSA union contract.
Union sues DHS to protect TSA screeners’ collective bargaining rights
The American Federation of Government Employees accused the Trump administration of retaliating against the labor group over their efforts to block the mass firing of probationary workers across government.
TSA union sues Noem over stripping of bargaining rights
The union for Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) employees is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she said she was ending a collective bargaining agreement signed last year. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) argues Noem has no power to end an already authorized seven-year contract,
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