Senators vs. Screeners
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 09:57 AM
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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.
Comments
So "..high turnover and low morale...are products of the failure of
current 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.
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