Homeland Security Ends Collective Bargaining for TSA Airport Security Officers

Last year, Homeland Security and the airport security agency signed a seven-year collective bargaining agreement.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks in Washington in a file photograph. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday that it will end a union collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to “enhance productivity and resiliency” at U.S. airports.

In a statement, DHS said that the collective bargaining agreement is “being exploited by a select few poor performers, placing greater burden on TSOs at the expense of American travelers and taxpayers.”