- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
Summary
Trump is revoking collective bargaining rights at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ending union protections for thousands of airport security officers.
The Department of Homeland Security claims the move will improve efficiency and security, but unions argue it is a retaliatory attack on federal workers.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) plans to challenge the decision. TSA workers fear the rollback will worsen working conditions and retention.
The policy reverses union rights granted under Obama and expanded by Biden.
The fun thing about wildcat strikes though is that you don’t need legal protections for them to work. See new York’s illegal prison strike for a good recent example.
That’s true, and it’s probably the only way forward at this point, but it sure makes things harder than they needed to be.