Union Reaches Deal Covering 45,000 U.S. Airport Screeners

Negotiators for 45,000 airport security screeners reached their first labor agreement with the U.S., completing a decade-long campaign for representation.

The deal between the American Federation of Government Employees and the Transportation Security Administration, which oversees screeners at 450 U.S. airports, was reached early today, the union said. It didn’t include wages, a provision banned when collective bargaining was allowed. The workers also are barred from striking, TSA chief John Pistole wrote last year in a memorandum that set guidelines for negotiations.