25 baggage staff facing dismissal over lapses
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October 21, 2012, Sunday
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DOZENS of screening officers and supervisors at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of three main airports serving New York City, face dismissal or suspension for failing to search baggage properly, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Friday.
The TSA, in the largest personnel action it has taken at an airport, said it planned to fire 25 workers and suspend another 19 for up to two weeks without pay following an investigation into screening practices at Newark.
Eight other employees were fired as part of the same investigation in June.
A TSA spokesman said around 250 bags affected last November and December were deemed safe by other parts of the screening system, and passenger safety was not threatened.
"TSA ... has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace," it said in a statement.
The American Federation of Government Employees, said it would help the workers fight the dismissals and suspensions,
The TSA has about 1,400 employees at Newark.
The TSA, in the largest personnel action it has taken at an airport, said it planned to fire 25 workers and suspend another 19 for up to two weeks without pay following an investigation into screening practices at Newark.
Eight other employees were fired as part of the same investigation in June.
A TSA spokesman said around 250 bags affected last November and December were deemed safe by other parts of the screening system, and passenger safety was not threatened.
"TSA ... has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace," it said in a statement.
The American Federation of Government Employees, said it would help the workers fight the dismissals and suspensions,
The TSA has about 1,400 employees at Newark.
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