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Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending TSA Officers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

A Seattle federal court ruled the DHS order likely violated due process by targeting unions for suing over administration policies

A sign directs travelers to a security checkpoint staffed by Transportation Security Administration workers at O'Hare Airport on June 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, as he departs for Pennsylvania, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
FILE - Transportation Security Administration workers screen airline passengers at Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta,File)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman issued a preliminary injunction on June 2 blocking DHS from cancelling collective bargaining for an estimated 47,000 to 50,000 TSA officers
  • The ruling suspends Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s February directive to terminate the 2024 TSA union contract within 90 days
  • Pechman found the so-called Noem Determination likely amounted to impermissible retaliation against the AFGE and denied affected workers procedural protections
  • Unions argue DHS’s assertions of contract abuse are a pretext and plan to press for a full court decision to restore bargaining rights permanently
  • The case forms part of a broader Trump administration effort to curb union bargaining across federal agencies and is expected to proceed to the appeals courts