TSOs To Decide Union In Runoff Election

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Because neither union received a majority of the votes in the first union election for Transportation Security Administration officers - which wrapped up on April 20 – last week the FLRA called for a runoff election between AFGE and the NTEU, which is tentatively set for May 23-June 21 via telephone and the Internet. “AFGE won the first round of a fierce contest against a worthy opponent,” AFGE National President John Gage said. “We expect to win the runoff election as well and are pleased that the FLRA has cleared the way for a swift resolution to this process. I’m asking TSOs to come out and vote for us one more time. We’re one step closer to bringing you a better workplace.”  In the first election, AFGE won the most votes – 8,369 –while NTEU union received 8,095 votes, and there were 3,111 votes for no union. Area union members are encouraged to help get out the vote for AFGE by talking with TSA officers at airports across the region and urging them to “vote yes for AFGE.” Click here to read more about the TSA organizing campaign.