Government workers union looks to sue TSA over Gold+ program

TSA union sues agency over lack of transparency in Gold+ rollout that Charleston airport opted into

A national TSA union is suing the agency over what it calls a lack of transparency surrounding Gold+, a new public-private airport screening program coming to Charleston International Airport and two other airports next year.

Government workers union looks to sue TSA over Gold+ program

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a lawsuit to force the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to turn over records about the agency’s new privatization program, TSA Gold+. AFGE is the exclusive union representative of 47,000 transportation security officers (TSOs) at 400 airports across the country. AFGE says TSA failed to formally notify the union of Gold+ until after a Freedom of Information Act request w…