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Airports Are Opting for Private Security Over the TSA. The Union Says That's a Public Safety Threat.

  • Tosin Akintola--Reason
  • published date: 2026-07-24 19:38:05 UTC

Airport security screeners at the 20 private-contract airports get paid during a government shutdown. A public sector union wants to make sure that doesn’t happen.

The union for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees is worried about the agency's turn toward privatization. Earlier this week, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)… [+5068 chars]