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Old 12-23-2014 | 09:39 AM
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jamesrhatcher
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Originally Posted by LNL76
How about they go through TSA screening when showing up for work like everyone else? I don't think that's too much to ask and we'd all be safer for it.
Why? KCM is considered TSA screening.

The issue I have with baggage handlers is they are most often not screened, period, when accessing their work areas. That is unless they happen to get selected for a random screening, which is rarely, if ever. The issue with baggage handlers is that as a rule, they have the least invested in their "career" compared to pilots, for example. About seven years ago, at one large airline hub, which won't be named here, I was told by an immigrations officer that there had been a round up of nearly 30 baggage handlers who had been accessing the ramp (without screening I might add) for nearly 30 days before it was discovered that at least 30 baggage handlers weren't even in the country legally. They had been working in a sterile area, yet their "background checks" were still in the process of being run while they had full and unrestricted access to much of the airport, as well as airplanes. It's time for loopholes like this to be closed IMMEDIATELY, if not sooner!
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