I just thought of a novel idea (loophole): I don't think a normal "sickout" collectively would work as a form of protest. However, TSA employees are under high pressure and Trump is throwing them into crisis. Hypothetically, a collective Mental Health day / week would be harder to prove is Strike.
Because, well, why couldn't a mass group of people have mental health issues from being attacked unjustly by the Trump Administration and have their livelihoods on the line while being demonized by the public?
I think it would be hard to prove they didn't need one.
Gotta fight... Other unions and we the people need to support walk outs!
Can't let them take away these rights!
Gotta do something before its tooo late!
Hamilton makes some good points about union power but I disagree that TSA sceeners should strike. Trump would absolutely fire them and put national guard in their place. We need a better idea.
Unlike many other actions of the Administration, this is totally legal, at least according to my understanding. The TSA administrator has the legal authority to determine whether they are allowed to unionize.
Under Bush they couldn't unionize, but Obama changed it.
They should strike. Of course Trump might just decide that they don't do anything useful anyway (they do) and just keep the airports open without security.
MAGA will love it; they'll be able to bring their emotional support handguns on the plane with them.
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I understand the calls saying they should strike. That might be easy for the young or single, but for those responsible for others, or who would face age discrimination (or worse) trying to find another job, that's a huge ask. It's easy to be brave for someone else.
Everything they are doing is a distraction.
A very real and viscous distraction nonetheless.
Please do not lose focus on Ukraine, Europe, and Russia!
That is where the big picture, world-changing action is happening.
It does seem like Republicans do that a lot. Create numerous areas under attack so Democrats will get overwhelmed and lose focus of the other stuff happening.
D'accord. He wants the US (and whole of America) to become a Putin-like empire. That's his only chance to succeed & survive. He knows that.
I fear he is pushing for WW III. He mentioned it more than once. Would make things much easier for him and MAGA.
This is a rock and a hard place. As I love unions and want strong unions... but I also know that the TSA is a waste of time, manpower, and money. They have never stopped a terrorist, but they have been caught over and over again to be the ones that smuggle drugs around the country.
The TSA is 'security theater' that does no good while being incredibly racist as they 'randomly' check all the brown people. And rich people get the 'convenience' of how security should be for everyone.
Literally supporting the TSA was definitely not on my bingo card. I think that's why they went with this union instead of something like the post office. They know. We know. Is all game to them.
TSA would breaking the Union contract to strike. They can get permits to protest but shouldn’t strike. On the other hand Trump is breaking the contract & the law. The Union & Congress need to file lawsuits. They will win and probably get retroactive pay all the way back to the day they were fired.
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I think it would be hard to prove they didn't need one.
Can't let them take away these rights!
Gotta do something before its tooo late!
They have more brown folks and more women than the administration likes. And they are making a whopping $30-50K/yr.
World War III?
Under Bush they couldn't unionize, but Obama changed it.
MAGA will love it; they'll be able to bring their emotional support handguns on the plane with them.
It's not like a stray bullet could cause explosive decompression or anything.
https://libraries.uta.edu/news/1981-patco-strike
Thwart their voter suppression efforts.
https://www.mobilize.us/gayforcongress/event/758552/
Like they do in let's say, France?
A very real and viscous distraction nonetheless.
Please do not lose focus on Ukraine, Europe, and Russia!
That is where the big picture, world-changing action is happening.
#Strike
#Strike
What can people in other public sector unions do to offer support?
I fear he is pushing for WW III. He mentioned it more than once. Would make things much easier for him and MAGA.
They've never caught one on any watch list.
Forget to say they suffer from Daltonism
Their blue is what we would call Russian Red