TSA workers poised to unionize after labor agreement
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Transportation Security Administration workers are poised to unionize after striking a labor agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees.
The agreement follows pushback last year from Republicans on Capitol Hill worried that a big union presence through the TSA ranks could stifle the organization's flexibility in response to security threats.
But supporters of TSA unionization have called these warnings unrealistic.
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AFGE announced the agreement with TSA workers in a brief statement Thursday morning.
The agreement now goes to nearly 45,000 workers for approval.
TSA bosses last year granted workers the ability to collectively bargain.
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Under the plan, TSA screeners would be prohibited from striking, just like other federal employees.
The National Treasury Employees Union had competed against AFGE to represent the TSA workers.