Skip to content
Independent reporting on the stories that matter, updated around the clock. Get Started
Browse Extension
Theme:
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Set Location International Edition
Subscribe Login
Business

‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff

October 10, 2026 Guardian Business 1 min read
Guardian Business · Leans Left
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff

Order for workers to remain standing to ‘reinforce professionalism’ draws rebuke amid plunging morale

Union officials have launched a campaign to allow airport security staff to sit once more after the Trump administration unilaterally removed all the chairs for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff at checkpoints.

“People are pissed,” said Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) TSA council 100 and president of AFGE local 1040, which represents TSA workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Continue reading…

Source: Guardian Business

Read the full story at the original publisher Guardian Business →

More on this topic

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *