Amendment to Repeal TSA Employees' Collective Bargaining Rights

February 15, 2011 | S.Amdt. 14 to S. 223
After a 10 year struggle, airport screeners with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) won collective bargaining rights in January. However, during consideration of the FAA reauthorization bill, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) offered an amendment to strip TSA worker of those rights. The amendment failed.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 47
NAYs: 51

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Richard G. Lugar
IN
Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Independent Independent No
Sen. John McCain
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Claire McCaskill
MO
Democrat No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican Yes
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Ben Nelson
NE
Democrat No
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat No
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
Republican Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. Mark Pryor
AR
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Harry Reid
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican Yes