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TSA Fires 8 Newark Screeners
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...reeners_c.html
Eight airport screeners in Newark were fired this morning, after being caught sleeping on the job or failing to follow other guidelines for screening checked bags, |
“TSA holds all of its employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and has a zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace,” the statement read. “Accountability is an important aspect of our work and TSA takes prompt and appropriate action with any employee who does not follow our procedures and engages in misconduct. The decision to take disciplinary action, including the proposed immediate removal of eight individuals from the TSA reaffirms our strong commitment to ensure the safety of the traveling public and to hold all our employees to the highest standards of conduct and accountability.” |
“TSA holds all of its employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and has a zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace” |
Originally Posted by Tom M.
(Post 18831302)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...reeners_c.html
Eight airport screeners in Newark were fired this morning, after being caught sleeping on the job or failing to follow other guidelines for screening checked bags, |
Originally Posted by N830MH
(Post 18831434)
Yikes! That not good! They should never sleeping on the job. They didn't followed the rules. Unfortunately for 8 TSA screeners were firing. They won't be working at airport anymore. It's very serious! They cannot allowed to sleeping on the job. Never!
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Originally Posted by Caradoc
(Post 18831446)
The sad bit is that those TSA employees who were sleeping on the job were doing the least damage.
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Originally Posted by N830MH
(Post 18831458)
They will be terminated from the job. Those 8 screeners wil get disciplinary action from TSA manager.
The ones who were NOT sleeping on the job were doing exactly that. |
Originally Posted by Caradoc
(Post 18831472)
And that's the sad part. The ones who were sleeping on the job were not molesting passengers, stealing stuff, or otherwise damaging the safety of our nation.
The ones who were NOT sleeping on the job were doing exactly that. |
The eight screeners fired after reporting for work this morning were all transportation security officers, or TSOs, rank-and-file employees who make up the bulk of the 1,400 TSA employees in Newark, the TSA said. The TSOs, who were not identified, worked in a bag room at Terminal B, the TSA said. All eight are barred from future employment with the agency.
Do they really need 1400 employees for 1 airport? |
Originally Posted by Yoshi212
(Post 18831490)
Do they really need 1400 employees for 1 airport?
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The employees were captured on videotape failing to follow standard operating procedures for screen checked bags, the agency said, adding that some of the screeners were videotaped sleeping in the bag room
Originally Posted by Caradoc
(Post 18831381)
“TSA holds all of its employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and has a zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace” |
Originally Posted by Yoshi212
(Post 18831490)
Do they really need 1400 employees for 1 airport?
Well, yeah. Who's going to delete the security camera footage of their co-workers stealing stuff if you cut the staff? </sarcasm> |
Originally Posted by goalie
(Post 18831596)
OMG, the tape was not only located but it was undamaged and viewable. It's a miracle I tell you-a miracle ;)
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The article said that the union stood ready to appeal all the terminations. I hope all the sleepers win. I wonder if they all slept individually or if they had a nice cozy slumber party???
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Originally Posted by Caradoc
(Post 18831605)
<sarcasm>
Well, yeah. Who's going to delete the security camera footage of their co-workers stealing stuff if you cut the staff? </sarcasm> |
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