Campaign to Organize Federal Transportation Security Officers: A Model of Open Source Unionism

All discussions with people on the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE) campaign to organize federalized airport screeners—reclassified in 2006 as “Transportation Security Officers” (TSA), ultimately end with the adage that the mobilization effort is righteous. The author, who...

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Published in:Working USA 2007-09, Vol.10 (3), p.301-310
Main Author: Pinnock, Sharon
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Airline security
Airports
Aviation
Employee turnover
Employment
Federal employees
Government agencies
Lobbyists
Passenger screening
Retirement
Security management
Security personnel
Unionization
Wages & salaries
Workers compensation
Workforce
Working conditions
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Airports
Aviation
Employee turnover
Employment
Federal employees
Government agencies
Lobbyists
Passenger screening
Retirement
Security management
Security personnel
Unionization
Wages & salaries
Workers compensation
Workforce
Working conditions
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