ALPA Calls on Congress to Pay TSA Workers Before Leaving Town

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Capt. Jason Ambrosi, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), issued the following statement today calling on Congress to act immediately and pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) transportation security officers (TSOs) before departing for spring recess, as thousands of these aviation security workers face a second consecutive pay period with no compensation.

“TSA TSOs are expected to show up every day to keep America's skies safe and secure. These dedicated professionals will see their second zero dollar paycheck today. They are still worrying about mortgages, childcare, and keeping the lights on, yet they keep coming to work without being paid.

“Airline pilots see it firsthand every time we fly: colleagues showing up, doing their jobs. This is the third time in six months that TSA agents have been held hostage to a budget standoff—twice leaving them without pay. The only thing consistent about their paychecks is that they can't count on them. It's shameful. Congress has the ability to do the right thing, and it is long past time they did.”

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 80,000 pilots at 42 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Visit ALPA.org or follow us on X @ALPAPilots.

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