Legal Win: TSA to Reinstate Collective Bargaining Agreement

Legal Win: TSA to Reinstate Collective Bargaining Agreement

June 6, 2025 -- This week, a federal judge ordered that TSA workers’ collective bargaining agreement be reinstated after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) illegally terminated their contract earlier this year. This is a huge win for collective bargaining rights and aviation safety.

AFA and several other unions, including the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFGE TSA Local 1121, and the Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed the lawsuit against DHS. Over 45,000 Transportation Security Officers at TSA were affected by the cancellation, and our security was undermined as due process was erased for TSA officers who need to be able to speak up when they see something of concern.

“Security is personal to us. We lost our friends. Our profession changed forever. The whole country suffered when airport security was private, went to the lowest bidder, failed to connect to national intelligence, and disrespected the people who worked the check points. Our security improved with a professional, federalized workforce. Our security improved again when the TSA workforce became union with better pay, benefits, and due process that supports every voice focused on our collective security,” said Sara Nelson, president of AFA-CWA, representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines. “This win matters for workers everywhere. But it also matters for every person who believes we should protect the freedom to fly and the backbone of our economy.”

And the fight continues. Our union will continue to stand alongside our labor siblings to fight this injustice wherever we can.

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