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11-27-2010 | 06:58 AM

Natca

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Foxnews - TSA not payed enough

I saw this on the news that, "TSA agents are paid less then workers at McDonalds".... the panel went on the declare that our security was in jeopardy due to these low paid and over worked folks. In closing they said "because everyone is requesting pat downs, we need to pay them more for the extra work....

I will try to find the article online later, but this is insane that a TSA worker now MAY have a chance at making more then myself and a lot of my fellow co-workers here in the regional airline industry. This is not right guys.

11-27-2010 | 07:17 AM

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Yeah, that will fix the problem....

My sister-in-law has been a TSA screener (not mgmt) since after 9/11 and makes between 25-35K a year. I made about 18K my first year at ASA back in 97.

11-27-2010 | 07:23 AM

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Lemme know when a McDonalds worker makes $27431 a year, his first year. This is the pay for a GS-5 step 1 which is what most starting TSA security positions are advertised. This does not include locality pay which is 24.8% for BOS for example.

11-27-2010 | 07:30 AM

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Actually, unless they have recently switched back to GS I believe they are on a SV scale:

TSA: Pay Scales at TSA (2010)

Still a lot of money for a job that only requires a pulse:

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11-27-2010 | 07:44 AM

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Maybe if every checkpoint didn't have 25% more blue shirts than they need, with literally 10+ people standing around doing nothing at all times, they could pay them more?

11-27-2010 | 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

Maybe if every checkpoint didn't have 25% more blue shirts than they need, with literally 10+ people standing around doing nothing at all times, they could pay them more?

You haven't been around government work too long have you?

just joking. But seriously, inefficiency is the government's mission statement

11-27-2010 | 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

Maybe if every checkpoint didn't have 25% more blue shirts than they need, with literally 10+ people standing around doing nothing at all times, they could pay them more?

Well, Thousnads Standing Around seems to fit then, doesn't it.

Edit to add: The news source is Faux News. It holds about as much weight as a hot fart!

11-27-2010 | 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mshunter

Well, Thousnads Standing Around seems to fit then, doesn't it.

Edit to add: The news source is Faux News. It holds about as much weight as a hot fart!

The problem is that hot fart is smelled by and loved by more than half of this country.

11-27-2010 | 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by elmetal

The problem is that hot fart is smelled by and loved by more than half of this country.

That all depends on who's around. But if they up the pay for these lazy people, I'm going to quit flying and start screening. I'd love to sit on my duff and make $50k a year.