With Deadline Days Away, TSA-Union Contract Negotiations at a Standstill

Government Executive: The contract between the Transportation Security Administration and the union representing its workforce is set to expire next week, and with the deadline just days away, the two sides appear to be gridlocked.

If the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents TSA workers, and the agency do not reach an agreement on a majority of contract provisions by Dec. 9, the collective bargaining agreement will expire. TSA employees would report to work without a contract for the first time since 2012, when they signed their first ever labor-management agreement.

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