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Just days after the Senate failed to prevent the TSA from holding a
vote to unionize, investigators at Newark airport uncovered a
long-running scam in which TSA screeners were using their security
powers to steal from passengers.
If that's what we can expect now, what can we look forward to once the
mouth-breathers at the front lines of the war on terror are allowed to
bargain collectively with stodgy Uncle Sam? Ed
Feulner proffers a
glimpse: "Look what happened in Toronto over the Thanksgiving holiday
in 2006.
Canadian law allows airline screeners to
unionize, and at that
time, the Toronto airport union was unhappy with how the talks were
going. So they decided to send a little message to government: They
started hand-inspecting every single piece of luggage. As planned, of
course, this caused huge back-ups, and many fliers missed their
flights." Sounds lovely, no? It gets better: "To help move people
along, managers allowed 250,000 people to board their flights without
being screened." It's like airport screeners, many of whom are
apparently toads, will be able to form one giant toad that keeps you
from flying anywhere, ever.
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A few years ago when the baggage handlers and other airport personal went on strike, everything was backed up and worse yet I had to switch planes. It was Christmas time so things were busy enough as I was walking through the terminal I looked out the windows, I could see large amounts of luggage out on the tarmac and it was snowing. I am pretty sure it was Christmas eve and I knew no one was going to get their suitcases for a few days. I was glad I had carry on for that trip but I felt sorry for everyone else.
ReplyDeleteWas this the Canadian deal the article refers to?
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