December 4, 2009

Like this is going to turn out well

From The Federal Times:
Napolitano: TSA collective bargaining �can be accomplished'
Granting collective bargaining rights to Transportation Security Administration employees can be accomplished without jeopardizing aviation security, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today.

Collective bargaining could become legal at the agency under a bill approved in September by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. A companion bill has not been introduced in the Senate.

Napolitano told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that state and local law enforcement agencies already practice collective bargaining without any harm to security.

"I believe it can be accomplished [at TSA] in such a way that we're never at one moment sacrificing one layer of security," Napolitano said.

Some Republican lawmakers were skeptical, though.

"Allowing screeners to bargain through unions could have serious consequences for TSA's mission," said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. "It's important that our screeners will not be able to strike, and will not have bargaining rights that cause work slowdowns ... things just short of a strike."
Just what we need to introduce, a layer of corruption... Audit the SEIU anyone? Posted by DaveH at December 4, 2009 5:24 PM
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