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- The Transportation Security Administration ordered security officers to stand while checking boarding passes and IDs, removing chairs from podiums.
- AFGE Council 100 called the standing-only policy a disregard for workers’ rights and safety.
- TSA said standing officers improve passenger experience, show alertness, and must meet fitness-for-duty standards.
- Chairs were removed in most airports without formal notice to AFGE chapters.