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The day after a bi-partisan coalition of House members passed legislation to overturn President Trump's executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from one million federal civil servants, the Trump administration ripped up its current contract with 47,000 Transportation Safety officers.
This comes after the workforce worked for six week without pay during the 43 day government shutdown.
In a statement, Liz Shuler said this was second attempt by the Trump administration to union-bust TSA in explicit retaliation for members standing up for their rights, and comes as their union, AFGE, is still fighting for justice in court.
"A union contract ensures TSA officers can speak up about dangerous working conditions, shift scheduling, and more," Shuler said. "Without those protections, we are all less safe."
It's no coincidence that this escalation, pulled from the pages of Project 2025.
We got into this in detail with Dr. Joe Wilson, labor historian and biographer of A. Philip Randolph, the iconic civil rights and labor leader.
We spoke with American Federation of Government Employees legislative director Daniel Horowitz about the latest Trump attack on federal unions.
Daniel was joined by Adam Cartagena, psychiatric nurse at New Jersey's Lyons VA Medical Center. Adams describes the impact of the Trump administration's decision to cut tens of thousands of clinical care jobs from the VA.
We learned about what FDNY Fire Inspectors do and why it matters. Daryl Chalmers, fire prevention inspector executive board member DC 37 Local 2507. He is joined by Matt Kruger, president of the Environmental Police Benevolent Association, that represents the men and women who protect New York City's vast watershed for the Department of Environmental Protection.
We checked in with Debbie White, president of HPAE about how her union, the largest nurses union in New Jersey, is addressing the deepening healthcare crisis in the Garden State. She was joined by Renee Steinhagen executive director of NJ Appleseed, a non-profit public interest law practice.
Topics covered include preserving the site of Jersey City's Christ Hospital, a 16-acre campus as a Medical Zone to prevent it from being sold off for luxury condo apartments.
