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TSA removes chairs from document-check stations at airports

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC · How we work

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TSA is removing chairs from airport document-checker stations.
The American Federation of Government Employees’ TSA Council 100 says chairs provide essential ergonomic safety for officers.
Removal has already begun in most commercial U.S. airports.
Workers learned of the change on a Friday afternoon without formal union notification.
TSA Administrator David Cummins, confirmed two months earlier, announced the Horizon 25 initiative to expand PreCheck and privatize checkpoints.

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TSA is removing chairs from airport document-checker stations.
The American Federation of Government Employees’ TSA Council 100 says chairs provide essential ergonomic safety for officers.
Removal has already begun in most commercial U.S. airports.
Workers learned of the change on a Friday afternoon without formal union notification.
TSA Administrator David Cummins, confirmed two months earlier, announced the Horizon 25 initiative to expand PreCheck and privatize checkpoints.