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TSA Unionized – Americans Screwed
freedom outpost ^ | 11-17-12 | Tim Brown

Posted on 11/17/2012 4:44:39 PM PST by TurboZamboni

On November 9, 2012 the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) issued a press release indicating that “Workers at the Transportation Security Administration made history today when they voted to ratify the first-ever collective bargaining agreement at the agency. The agreement between the American Federation of Government Employees and TSA was ratified with a vote of 17,326-1,774.”

The AFGE represents over 650,000 employees of the federal government. It is the largest union for non-postal federal employees and the largest union for D.C. workers who report directly to the mayor.

Brian Koenig writes that the AFGE “coerces members to fork over between $14 and $16 out of each paycheck, providing the organization with up to $16 million more in revenue per year. Portions of this influx of money will go to subsidizing Democratic election campaigns and funding a number of liberal agendas.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afge; corruption; democrats; dhs; dues; employees; federal; gropefest; union; unions
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now that they’re free from worry over being fired they can really give the winky a good yank.

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1 posted on 11/17/2012 4:44:46 PM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

abolish them ...and the DHS..they dont do anything to protect the us..they just drain cash


2 posted on 11/17/2012 4:46:35 PM PST by dalebert
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To: dalebert

Of course the elites don’t experience the TSA pat downs. They fly private jets. The limo takes them directly to the plane. No security check, no luggage screening, no crowded waiting area, just a nice easy flight direct to the destination.


3 posted on 11/17/2012 4:52:12 PM PST by Soul of the South
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To: TurboZamboni

“TSA Unionized – Americans Screwed”

Here, I’ll fix your headline:

TSA – Americans Screwed


4 posted on 11/17/2012 4:52:35 PM PST by I cannot think of a name
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To: TurboZamboni

Don’t fly.


5 posted on 11/17/2012 4:52:43 PM PST by Paladin2
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"...this influx of money will go to subsidizing Democratic election campaigns and funding a number of liberal agendas.”

Pretty much sums it up!

6 posted on 11/17/2012 4:55:40 PM PST by Brandonmark (OWCM is The new American Minority!)
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To: Paladin2
I don't...

...if I cant drive there, I ain't going there..

...I will not subject myself to fools.

7 posted on 11/17/2012 4:57:07 PM PST by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance.....)
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To: TurboZamboni

...gives new meaning to being RAPED by the government....


8 posted on 11/17/2012 4:59:20 PM PST by ptsal (E)
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To: dalebert

I have a friend who’s a TSA agent. She was just telling me last week that her airport had been targeted for Unionization and NOBODY was happy about it. The TSA agents themselves were wondering if they could call in a union buster to stop the harassment.


9 posted on 11/17/2012 5:00:15 PM PST by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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To: TurboZamboni

Anyone who didn’t see this coming is brain-dead — especially the Republicans who voted for TSA’s creation.


10 posted on 11/17/2012 5:00:39 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: TurboZamboni; All

So let’s see now, a government union controls how and even IF we travel, and the government controls our healthcare in Obamacare.

Welcome to the 21st Century!


11 posted on 11/17/2012 5:00:40 PM PST by AnalogReigns (because the real world is not digital...)
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To: B.O. Plenty
If you want to get there on time, drive.

If you have plenty of time, fly.

12 posted on 11/17/2012 5:02:06 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Marie

Unions are the rule now. sad for our country..I dont think we need TSA.


13 posted on 11/17/2012 5:04:09 PM PST by dalebert
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To: TurboZamboni

gove workers should not be able to unionize


14 posted on 11/17/2012 5:05:04 PM PST by dalebert
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To: Marie

Is it by airport? This vote didn’t unionize her?

What a disaster.


15 posted on 11/17/2012 5:09:24 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: TurboZamboni

Does the fact that they work for the fedgov over-ride being in a right to work state?


16 posted on 11/17/2012 5:13:39 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's bankruptcy: 2016)
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To: TurboZamboni

Cheer up. There about to unionize our military. Berlin redux.


17 posted on 11/17/2012 5:15:54 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Unions constitutes a communist shadow government and will eventually destroy much of America’s economy.


18 posted on 11/17/2012 5:16:58 PM PST by Logical me
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To: Logical me

Anybody taking bets on how long to the first strike?


19 posted on 11/17/2012 5:21:05 PM PST by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: TurboZamboni

They just now became union thugs? By the way TSA employees have been treating us for years, I thought they already had public employee immunity from discipline and customer complaints.


20 posted on 11/17/2012 5:22:09 PM PST by RicocheT (Eat the rich only if you're certain it's your last meal)
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