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"Me and many of my coworkers really have always felt like we were the bastard children of the federal government," said a TSA staffer at BWI airport.

Orlando is the number one tourist destination in the country, the AFGE Union stated in a release on its website, adding that just last year, the Orlando | USA News | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

TSA asks office staff for help, offers bonuses and mandates overtime to keep airport checkpoints moving Ian Duncan © John Raoux/AP Travelers line up to go through a TSA checkpoint at Orlando International Airport before the Memorial Day weekend. (AP/John Raoux) The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration has issued a memo warning that 131 of the nation’s largest airports will face staffing shortages this month while asking office workers to volunteer to assist with airport checkpoints. Darby LaJoye, who is filling in as the agency’s administrator,...

DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field have avoided the worst of a nationwide TSA staffing shortage that could lead to lengthy wait times at...

Although the American Federation of Government Employees praised the move, the union says it is still going to press for legislation to move TSA employees into Title 5.