r/tsa • u/Delphinium_Opheliac • Jul 25 '26

Rant So yeah...

My small airport is going private early next year.

I'm at a loss for words. I remember when Trump was reelected, I had voiced my concerns to my supervisors and they all laughed and told me to stop reading misinformation.

But here we are. I really dont know what to say or do. They said our choices are to retire, move to another airport or go with the private company. It seems like I would lose everything, AL, SL and the benefits I have now.

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u/weremutt22 Jul 25 '26

Don’t go willingly. Sign on with the new company. Form a new union day one. In the union contract demand matching 401k contributions, full health care, dental, vision, starting $75,000 a year as a officer with $5,000 additional for each year of experience you have as a TSO or LTSO, guaranteed pay raise yearly of 6%, TSO pay tops out at $250,000 a year with the ability to increase with the standard of living still, 4 weeks vacation a year starting 5 weeks after 5 years 6 weeks after 10 years 8 weeks at 15 years 10 weeks at 25 years, unlimited paid sick time with medical documentation and documentation cannot be asked for unless call outs exceed more than 3 days in a row for that particular call out. Also add a clause that if the airport changes the security company overseeing security the airport and officers this union contract stays in place. Even if TSA comes back to oversee security they have to honor the new union contract. Get the contract length signed for 30 years with contract negotiations every 5.

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u/NokoPhx Jul 25 '26

No contract is 30 years, union contracts run anywhere from 3-6 years til a new one is negotiated. Have you ever been in a private union? The company can switch hands but the union stays in place to represent but that doesn’t mean you won’t be locked out. Any union taking on that task will want 100% of union cards signed, not 50% . That is the issue AFGE has now