Imagine, a minimum wage government flunkie rifling through your luggage (that alone makes me want to throw away all my underwear and take a shower in bleach), and valuables end up "missing." I guess that's the trade-off one makes when we turn over national security to the same people that deliver the mail.
Minimum wage?
I travel frequently too. I NEVER check my bags. I dont want that type of "worker" to help themselves.The airports should videotape luggage handling areas during all loading and unloading.