Senators vs. Screeners
Republican senators are gearing up for a fight this week over legislation that would provide collective bargaining rights to airport security screeners, the Washington Times reports. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., calls the proposal, which has already been approved by the House, an "operational and homeland-security disaster." The White House has already expressed its opposition to the measure, and GOP senators are drafting a letter to President Bush seeking a veto of the bill that contains the screener unionization provision if it passes.
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Government Executive Staff Correspondent Alyssa Rosenberg takes a look at news affecting the management and operations of the massive federal bureaucracy.
So "..high turnover and low morale...are products of the failure of
Kay Posted Friday, March 2, 2007 1:51 PMcurrent law to ensure adequate staff representation at the decision
table." Could it possibly be that a high number of screeners are low
grade and part-time? Try supporting yourself (let alone a family) on
GS-5, 20-32 hours per week with no benefits. I understand the management
decision to increase flexibility in scheduling and cutting personnel
costs, but it's discouraging from the employee viewpoint to have no
expectation of full time status or promotion.