On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
I rise in support of the Wicker amendment. The Wicker amendment has everything to do with public safety. It has everything to do with preventing excessive litigation when it comes to the definitions of the roles of our TSA workers. It has everything to do with preventing increased deficits here in the United States and in the Federal Government. Currently, TSA employees are not allowed to collectively bargain. That has been the policy of the Federal Government since the inception of the Transportation Security Administration. For a decade, TSA employees have not been allowed to collectively bargain. Their rights and considerations and morale issues have been taken care of in other ways. Since the creation of TSA, its employees have been treated similar to those in the FBI, the CIA, and the Secret Service, for purposes of collective bargaining.
