Home Media Center News Releases

I welcome action by the Senate to approve legislation that not only would enact the remaining important recommendations of the 9/11 commission but would extend collective bargaining rights to Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) working on the front lines of air travel security.

With previous House approval of a measure containing TSO collective bargaining rights, Congress has spoken clearly and forcefully that these fundamental rights have far too long been denied to these dedicated federal security employees.

With collective bargaining rights, TSOs not only will have a meaningful voice in their workplaces, they will be on equal footing with the private sector passenger screeners in place at some of the nation’s airports, who already enjoy such rights—and with their fellow employees in the Department of Homeland Security.