Originally Posted by
avsfan733
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.
Why not? "Just following orders" has not been an acceptable defense since 1946.
If they don't have the integrity to resist TSA's abuses from within or at the very least to leave & find a respectable job, they're part of the problem.
Originally Posted by
ZumbaZu
I used to belong to NTEU, but I quit when it became apparent they were so eager to defend sex offenders and force the government to keep seriously bad employees in our workforce; yet they weren't so eager to help a whistleblower who reported serious management misconduct. If TSA unionizes then things will get really interesting. Every change in operating procedures must be negotiated with the union. Disciplining and firing problem employees becomes extremely difficult. If TSA were to be eliminated, the resulting reduction in force would be tied up for months because of the required union negotiations. What a nightmare this will become for the traveling public ...
That more review than their abusive policies currently receive. Would the crotch prods, boob grabs & hair massages be happening if the TSOs had to agree to it first?