Originally Posted by screenerx
TSA employees, such as screeners and such are subjected to screening and secondary screening if they alarm the walkthru or their bag can't be cleared. Higher management employees for some reason have been labeled as none threats and can completely by-pass screening which does upset me.
Concessions employees who don't have access to SIDA will go through secondary screening also if they alarm the walkthru or their bag can't be cleared. But they are not subjected to the shoe policy if on duty, either are TSA employees on duty. I can't give you a honest reason of why.
Under the new SOP the only way higher management can bypass screening is if they have TSA credential the TSA badge is not credentials. At my airport even the FSD does nto have credential, yet. He has to go thru screening unless he uses his SIDA badge. AS a supervisor once I go thru screening I am cleared to go thru if the FSD oks it. IF I had to get screened everytime I would be screened on average 20 time in a 8 hour shift. I think everyone will agree that on of the biggest holes any aiport has is under the terminal. The airline and skycaps and concession employees who have SIDA access do not get the background checks that TSA gets. They only check local/state police records. Each one has to police their own employees I.E. the southwest guy who put things on the aircrafts. The TSA had no control over him he went under the airport and had access to the aircraft. This tells me the airlines and airport need to step up their end of the security. Security is everyone job not just the TSA