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TSA to prohibit airport security officers from sitting down while checking travelers’ IDs

The Guardian3 October 2026, 15:36 UTCUnited States of America

TSA says rule change is meant to keep officers ‘alert’, but union says it ignores safety and ‘common decency’US airport security officers who verify boarding passes and IDs ahead of security checkpoints will no longer be allowed to sit down while working.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was moving forward with this change in policy to keep officers “alert”, the agency confirmed recently. Continue reading...

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