 The union representing Transportation Security Officers at the nation’s airports is amplifying its call for 6,000 additional full-time screeners to alleviate long airport security lines. The American Federation of Government Employees took out a full-page ad in The Hill newspaper Tuesday urging Congress to pass emergency legislation funding the additional screeners, which it says are needed to counter years of staffing cuts and address growing passenger volumes. “It’s time for Congress to stop the waiting games and give TSA the resources it needs to meet growing demands at our nation’s airports,” AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said. Read more here.
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