Legislative Alert
Letter in Support of the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
… Dear Representative: I am writing to urge you to support H.R. 1140, the “Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020,” and to oppose all weakening … the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. Neither are they able to appeal adverse personnel decisions to a neutral party, a right provided to the majority of law enforcement officers who serve elsewhere within the Department of Homeland Security. During the partial government shutdowns in 2018 and 2019, TSOs were required to work for more than five weeks without pay. Because of their low pay, many had to rely on food banks, loans and donations to …