http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#145445 The bill in question is not going to pass. One sign of this is now the BDO program is under pass, with this going into effect for fy2011 why would we all think this bill would pass this year, last year or any upcoming year. Let's face it the good ol' boy system is here to stay and if you not kissing someones you know what or blowing someone we will never get promoted and put the right amount of food on our tables. We are just the bottom feeders of this agencyeanwhile you got H and I band managers reaping all the awards for our hard labor. Now I now what a Chinese sweatshop feels like. We not only have a unfair pay system but uninhabitable work conditions as well. As a man once said if we don't like where we work we should start looking for another job. It is only a matter of time until you have an automated checkpoint with a little need of the amount of officers we currently have in this agency.... 145445@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:23:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#144802 This bill is pretty much dead in the water. No co-bill to introduce it with and no sponsor in the Senate = very low odds of this ever seeing the light of day.... 144802@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:22:22 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#134043 I have come to the realization that we need to just be thankful we have a job in these times of economic uncertainty.... 134043@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:41:14 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#132352 . TSA has just a set of rules that are up to the interpretation of the Local management. They tell lies to Washington, get they’re budgets passed and do what they want. After 7yrs it really needs to be addressed. As officers of the federal gov. We screen for passengers who we keep safe. We are not different or less needed than customs or ICE or any agency. So why are my workplace protections different? Why are we the only employee’s that need to pay to park at work. Why does the person cleaning the checkpoint make more than a so called certified officer. We need a labor contract so managements dictation of our job description is outlined. That we are paid for what we do and cannot be fired because of a local policy subject to the good ole boy interpitation... 132352@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:21:36 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#119975 It doesn matter wether we talk about 1881 or the issues at airports because they are one in the same. Tsa has the highest attrition rate the ;highest turnover rate and highest Injury rate than all the dhs agencies combined and I am damn proud to be apart of that record hahahahaha. This is why we need 1881. If you don't believe YouTube Ted Kennedy speech.... 119975@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:30:17 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#95953 This Bill will put these Officers on the GS pay scale. It is not giving them more than others who are doing similar work on the GS scale. I have read they are constantly being tested to keep them abreast with current procedures. In a world were those seeking terror are doing everything to get around procedures there is a need to change on a regular basis. I have to keep up with things when I travel. Unfortunately it is a necessary evil. I hear fellow passengers complaining and arguing with these officers about things. We have to realize that when we enter the airport we are entering the front lines of aviation security. We may not like something but that is not the time or place for debate. Talk to your senator and congressman. The Transportation Security Officers are there to preserve democracy, not to practice it. They deserve appropriate pay for appropriate work.... 95953@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:47:19 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#86279 I agree Americans are very whinny. This is the have it your way country. No matter the cost. God forbid you show id to get on an airplane. Just like driving, which by the way you need id for, flying is also a privlage and not a right.... 86279@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:38:23 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#84986 The TSO's deserve more. In my travels I have seen many arrogant and ignorant passengers. It is the passengers responsibility to know they are entering an airport and they need to prepare and comply with security protocols for their trip. If they don't like it, don't fly. Talk to the airline go online to the TSA website to know what to expect at an airport. Flying today is a much different than 20 years ago. We live in a global network now. If people want to live in a bubble and be self-centered as if the Officers at the airport are supposed to know you then they will have problems. Those seeking to do harm are from all cultures, ages, from children to grandmothers, from people in uniforms to business suits, from the healthy to the invalid, whether knowingly or not. I have lived and travelled in Europe and the Middle East and Americans are the whinniest group. TSA is there to keep us safe. Dr. Condolezza Rice said 'we have to be right 100% of the time, they only have to be right once.'... 84986@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:07:59 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#72648 What the!!! Topic: Bill -No Bill. Pass-- No pass. NOT-- The tsa is this the Tsa is that. There out to get me. The Ufo's are coming. Jesus what is wrong with the people that post here.... 72648@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:24:41 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#70214 Hey Folks!! Me Again!! Ya'll need to go back in yer collective memories a bit. When the tsa was first started the private company folks who were doin' the screening were promised the better payin' gigs ifn' they'd hang around 'til all us " 1st Edition " tsa folk got into place. Of course we 1st edition folk didn't know that hahahaa....when we'uns walked into the airport on our 1st day we was greeted by ticket agents and $6 an hour private company screeners who was now, low and behold, MANAGERS hahahhaaa!! Most of 'em was dyslexic or just plain stoopid!! That's why they had the " acting supervisor " gig goin' on for well over the 1st year! They was scared to death to let the supervisors they " GAVE " the positions to actually try to do the job! The point being? The TSA started out wrong, and it will always be run incorrectly. Period. End of discussion. Get a real job. Later.... 70214@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:44:01 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#70149 I just want the public to know that the vast majority of TSA officers are hard working, well trained and knowledgeable people with the best interests in the safety of the traveling public. We did the very best with the equipment we were given. This blog has made TSA look like a joke which it is NOT. I was caught in the first wave of "downsizing" a year ago; but knowing the complications of the job, I am thrilled that newer "state of the art" equipment is coming in and the "unproductive" fat will be trimmed. The agency and the traveling public will be better off for it! Best wishes to all my former TSA family.... 70149@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:03:43 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#68901 5 percent of bills actually become law and this bill does not have a sponsor in the Senate so in my opinion this bill is dead in the water. Maybe the president will grant collective bargaining.... 68901@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:18:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#68735 Yeah I hear you man, I think Tsa should be privatized too, people at the airports look at you guys and see their hard earned money being wasted.... 68735@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:11:05 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#67991 Uhhh the old saying comes to mind if your not part of the solution then you are a part of the-- well you know... 67991@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:47:30 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#67954 I have been a TSO for 6 years now and I am "actively" looking for another job. Tsa is such a joke. The BEST thing that can be done is to privatize the airports again just using the standards that are now in place (Which were NOT pre 911) Get the over burdened government out of the screening/ guard/soap and dirty underwear checker business! Fact is all we here about now is inside" jobs or cases that are 12-20 years old. With all the employees going through the portals at airports THATS where they should be focusing but do they? NO...Idiots!... 67954@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:56:39 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66547 Jack Hoff, I am not the moderator here. Just wondering why we are straying from the issues at hand. Going to a GS pay scale and having collective bargaining agreement.... 66547@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:11:18 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66525 Who gives a sqirrel crap what they talk about Are you the moderator of this site? There is no Tsa forum for them to post on since the only one that existed was shut down.... 66525@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:06:37 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66493 Why are there dicussions about what they do at RNO or any other airport? This blog is about HR-1881 not issues about screeners, AFSD'S or any other individuals. Am I correct?... 66493@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:53:18 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66481 A union does not give you a "get out of jail free card." AFGE is a joke of a union. Charging $30.00 a month for bogus representation! TSA nor DHS reconizes a union. Yes there are unions floating around but none of them can do anything. If any union should come to the TSA, NTEU should be the one. NTEU represents Customs, Border Patrol. Does NTEU charge union dues for bogus representation?? No!... 66481@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:11:34 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66400 I have been a TSO for 7 years. I have personally experienced the hell they given me and other TSOs. It's time us to have the same rights as other agencies. They have wasted millions of dollars on part-time TSOs that won't stay. They keep saying we're overstaffed, but how come I have to do ticket check when I should be checking bags ramp side. While baggage TSOs are upstairs doing this, bags are not making it on the planes with the passengers. Don't we still need to check cargo, railroad, and shipping. Management at my aiport needs to stop abusing TSOs, and this bill will do it. Vote yes for HR 1881.... 66400@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:42:03 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66353 Its obvious the TSA is looking to cut it's staffing by all the programs they are instituting. Let the bean counting begin!!! The TSA is currently on a mission to cut it's staffing with any means they can. I think there are too many high end positions they need to get rid of in TSA. TSA is too top heavy!! There are retired military, government, law enforcement, postal people, airline employees in the TSA who are milking the system. Building up their retirement of 30 plus years and collecting a paycheck. Collecting a paycheck at others expense.The TSA needs to force those out into a final retirement. Most of the TSA's employees that are categorized as "dead wood" are those who are retired in high end positions.For those employees who do not want to come to work they need to move on. At some point in the near future TSA will end up with a skeleton crew at airports.... 66353@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:22:54 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#66019 I think this will help. I worked with TSA from the creation of the organization worked on the mobile training teams and worked my fingers to the bone then and after being assigned to my home airport in Reno, Nevada. After five years and despite receiving very positive evaluations, I was past over time and time again for promotions. I finally resigned seeing no personal future as well as not seeing any of the promised improvements materialize.... 66019@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#65985 I would like to see this bil pass as well but I would also like to see a major shakedown of the whole organization. Get rid of all incompetent staff. Including TSO's as well. Tired of the welfare types calling out, lying about on the job injuries and generally slacking off while on duty. Those that think a union is the answer to our prayers are also fooling themselves. Unions are just as corrupt and incompetent as the rest of the government. They just become another deduction on our already shrinking paycheck.... 65985@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:59:33 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#65891 The Committee on Goverment Oversight and Reform today favorably reported without rejection by a roll call vote of 19 yeas to 10 nays.The next step for HR-1881,is for it to go before the Full House Committee for vote, before going to the Senate.... 65891@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:11:24 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1881.html#65843 the video feed during the hr 1881 markup had audio issues so i wasn't able to hear the outcome. does anyone know the final status of the bill?... 65843@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:40:50 EDT