TSA removes chairs from document‑screening stations, prompting union campaign
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On September 25, TSA officials ordered the removal of all chairs from document‑screening positions at airports, and the AFGE said its leaders were not consulted before the policy change became public.
AFGE spokesperson Johnny Jones said the chairs provide basic ergonomic and safety support for officers who stand and walk on hard surfaces all day, while spokesperson Hydrick Thomas noted that no checkpoint worker asked for the chairs to be removed, and only two positions previously allowed TSA agents to sit: document‑screening and baggage screening at X‑ray machines.