Originally Posted by
xscreener
It's been 3 years since I quit TSA but I believe that the private TSA is already unionized.
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.
The nude-o-scopes make me extremely nervous. Sure glad I'm not standing next to one 8 or 10 hours a day subject to firing if I wear a radiation detection badge.
The issue of no chain of command or ombudsman and retaliation for a traveler to challenge anything TSA is an ongoing problem and unionization of TSA will not help the traveler.
I, as a citizen, do not support union representation for TSA employees but when did anything a mere citizen believe have any impact on TSA?
What is needed is an oversight organization made up of citizens who can correct TSA wrongs since TSA does not hold itself or its employees accountable.