Originally Posted by
xscreener
I support having a useful TSA union because when I left, it was required to go through the chain of command or through the omnibudsman but often neither worked and brought retaliation. And there were NO whistle blower protections, although other government had some whistleblower protections. If the rules and procedures were not being followed, a TSA was screwed.
This. I am seriously anti TSA, but we have started to see an increased show of public anger directed towards the policies of the TSA. I don't think its fair for TSOs to (honestly) be put at risk by the policies of their employer.
Are the policies wrong? Yes. Are there bad TSOs out there? Yes. But that doesn't change the fact that all TSOs shouldn't be characterized by the lowest common denominator or put in harms way by their bosses bosses bosses playing fast and loose with the constitution.