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AFGE Local 1260 Member Update - September 26, 2026
Several major issues affecting TSA employees continue to develop, including the 2024 CBA and bargaining rights, TDC chair changes, 2027 federal pay, the Summer Incentive, and TSA’s evolving privatization strategy through Horizon 25. Gold+ may have ended, but the broader discussion surrounding the future of federal passenger screening continues. Please review and share this update with your fellow bargaining-unit employees. Stay informed. Stay involved. Stay Union Strong. #AFG
Jovan Petkovic
Sep 301 min read


25 Years Later — We Will Never Forget.
On September 11, 2001, our nation lost 2,977 innocent lives in an attack that forever changed America and aviation security. Today, AFGE Local 1260 joins AFGE TSA Council 100 in honoring the victims, first responders, families, and all those whose lives were forever changed. The TSA workforce was born from the lessons of that day. Twenty-five years later, Transportation Security Officers continue to stand watch at our nation's airports, protecting millions of travelers and ca
Jovan Petkovic
Sep 91 min read


TSA Gold+ Program and the TSA Secret
TSA's proposed Gold+ Program could significantly expand the use of private screening companies at airports. AFGE has now filed a FOIA lawsuit seeking transparency after TSA failed to release requested records about the program's development and implementation. Three airports have already announced plans to transition to Gold+, raising important questions about the future of the federal screening workforce and airport security. Our members deserve the facts, not secrecy. AFGE
Jovan Petkovic
Aug 61 min read
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