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President Kelley Meets with TSA’s Pistole

NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley characterized as a “very useful and positive step forward for both employees and the agency” her initial meeting last Friday with TSA Administrator John Pistole.

President Kelley was able to bring to the TSA administrator’s direct attention the results of an NTEU-initiated survey of TSA employees, conducted by a respected private polling organization, showing that fully 85 percent of them understand and believe that collective bargaining would help improve the effectiveness of their agency.

That figure was included in a document President Kelley presented to Pistole highlighting employee views on significant workplace issues.

“I appreciated the opportunity to meet with (the administrator) and to discuss issues important to TSA and to (Transportation Security Officers),” President Kelley wrote in a follow-up message to the agency’s chief of staff.

Pistole currently is assessing the question of the grant of collective bargaining rights for TSA employees; these rights have been denied since the agency’s inception in 2001, and NTEU has been leading the fight to see that TSA employees have such rights to allow them to address a number of workplace issues.

Along with the strong showing for collective bargaining, the NTEU survey showed significant numbers of employees identifying the current TSA pay system as a problem, as well as benefits and workplace safety issues; performance evaluations; and promotions. More

Kelley Dispels Myth of the Overpaid Federal Employee

NTEU continues to counter media misrepresentations about the pay of the federal workforce, including TSA Officers and employees who work under the unfair and subjective PASS system.

President Colleen M. Kelley this week spoke for all federal workers in one of the nation’s most widely-read newspapers. USA TODAY printed her response to an Aug. 11 story claiming federal employees make twice as much as private sector workers. In her letter to the editor, President Kelley highlighted the inaccuracy of the analysis and that more reliable data show federal workers are paid significantly less than private sector counterparts.

NTEU has already fought back multiple attempts in Congress to freeze federal pay and block pay raises for federal employees. With attacks on federal pay expected throughout this election season, NTEU will continue to fight on behalf of TSA employees and the entire federal workforce.