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Judge Halts Move to End TSA Officers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

The ruling preserves benefits for approximately 47,000 officers after Judge Pechman found the administration’s decision likely retaliatory.

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)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman issued a preliminary injunction on June 2 blocking DHS and TSA from canceling the seven-year union contract while a lawsuit proceeds.
  • Pechman determined that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s February memo lacked a reasoned explanation and likely violated due process by targeting unions for their legal challenges.
  • The preserved agreement grants officers enhanced shift trade options, increased uniform allowances and additional paid leave.
  • The American Federation of Government Employees filed suit in March on behalf of four unions representing about 47,000 Transportation Security Officers.
  • The Trump administration has indicated it will appeal the injunction and the case could influence collective bargaining rights across the federal workforce.