Federal Air Marshals Fight for Protection and Fair Pay
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The union representing Federal Air Marshals is leading an effort to ensure their agents receive basic rights and fair pay.
Key Points:
- WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The union representing Federal Air Marshals is leading an effort to ensure their agents receive basic rights and fair pay.
- Since 2001, Federal Air Marshals and other TSA workers have withered under an employee management system that effectively turned them into second class federal employees, said Air Marshal Association President John Casaretti.
- Included in the legislation is an Air Marshal Association sponsored mandate to provide confidential psychological services to Federal Air Marshals, as well as a requirement for the agency to discuss critical issues with the union.
- The Air Marshal Association is the oldest and largest labor organization exclusively representing Federal Air Marshals.