Crime

TSA Workers Admit to Stealing Thousands From Passengers

They’re supposed to keep airline passengers safe. But two TSA screeners in New Jersey did just the opposite, say Justice Department officials, and facilitated a crime ring that cheated screened passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport out of between $10,000 and $30,000.

According to a Justice Department release, Michael Arato, a 41-year-old TSA supervisor, admitted yesterday he accepted bribes and kickbacks from an employee who stole money regularly from passengers during security screenings. WNYW explains how the process worked:

Prosecutors say Arato permitted a worker he supervised to steal between $10,000 and $30,000 in cash from travelers’ bags over a 13-month period. In exchange, the subordinate would give a portion of the money to Arato. The subordinate, who was not named, cooperated with the federal investigation that led to Arato’s arrest in October.

Surveillance cameras caught Arato accepting over $3,000 in bribes during a single three-week period.

He pleaded guilty to the charges against him and faces 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced on May 24.

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  • termyt
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:26am

    Wait a minute.

    The subordinate was not named? The one who did the actual theft was not named? I smell immunity for testimony. So we let the actual thief go to bust the guy who looked the other way?

    Isn’t that like letting the bank robber go to send the get away-driver to prison?

    Is this really the best we can do?

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    • Liberty7
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:51am

      My sentiment too after reading this disturbing story. Thanks for saving me the time typing out a longer response. :) Good grief.

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    • ThoreauHD
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:06am

      Well, if they remand the thief, Napolitano is next in line as to how this can happen.

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  • Helldogger
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:21am

    If you don’t want to be felt up & robbed don’t fly. A 90 day botcott would stop all this, but if you keep feeding the beast he’ll keep growing bigger & bigger.

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    • wash1776
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:28am

      That is easy for you to say. A lot of people have to fly for one reason or another. Would you suggest they go by camel?

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    • OH, I Get It!
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:04am

      If you don’t want to be felt-up and robbed…don’t be an intern or work for Congress…sorry, we were supposed to be talking about TSA.

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  • wash1776
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:15am

    Of course Odumbell wants the TSA workers to unionize. More votes for him in 2012. The scumbag will need them as he is a far BIGGER THIEF than anyone else on this planet. Obamantion is stealing trillions from the taxpayers and living like King Farouk in the black house. Just as black as that EVIL man’s heart. OOPS! HE DOESN’T HAVE A HEART. He is a lying, cheating, spending, thieving DEVIL!

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    • TeenageConservative
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:31pm

      Not to play devil’s advocate- ha- but I’ve always believed that once you have to start calling names, you’ve already lost the fight. I’ve been brought up to believe in God and his unfailing Grace, and one thing he tells us to love each other. Instead of bashing on Obama and Napalitano and the like, pray for them to come to their senses and realize what they’re doing to the country. I know, it’s really, really hard to not call them names, and to curse them. I slip up and do it all the time. But take heart- those who work against God or his people are punished. Just remember the city of Sodom. Those that are good and honest will be spared, and the rest will be rained upon with cleansing, holy wrath. So just keep your faith, and trust in God. :)

      “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” ~Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States of America

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  • sissykatz
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:14am

    Sometimes I swear in cases like this I almost wish we could implement the Sharia Law. Maybe not cut his entire hand off just a couple of fingers so the next time he thought about stealing he could look at his hand and say “ Well maybe not this time” I hate thieves,,,,,, they are the scum of the earth to steal from someone that has worked hard and accumulated something. I hope they both rot

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  • Silverline
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:13am

    v

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  • rfycom
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:11am

    I for the most part do not like unions either, but what the hell does this have to do with unions? Other than the fact that these two thief’s were in a union; this could have happened almost anywhere. Seems like y’all are jumping to the wrong conclusive to support your (beck’s) agenda.

    No I do not just pick on Beck. I despise all talking head millionaires from both sides.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:25am

      So….what would be the “right” conclusion to draw from this. Please enlighten us toothless, blind followers of “millionaires” so we know what to think. Cuz you obviously know we aren’t smart enough to do any thinking on our own….much less have an OPINION! Please enlighten us.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:47am

      Yes RYFCOM, we have been meeting secretly to form an agenda to fight Unions. We have statues of Beck, Limbaugh and Hannity and we all bow to them before the meetings.
      You ever thought that maybe these guys are popular because they are saying the things we’ve been thinking for years, not the other way around?

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    • rfycom
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:58am

      Gonzo just keep you nose buried deep in the rich man’s crack and see where it gets you. You are a product baby doll. You are part of a very smart marketing plan. A man does not follow. A man leads. What’s next for you just might be scientology. You are the type who would follow Jim Jones down with a big glass of refreshing kool-aide. I still love you though man. Let’s have a beer together.

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    • rfycom
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:00am

      338LAPUA – hey toothless unions had nothing to do with the two bumbling thief’s. Where did you read that? I didn’t read that yet a bunch of brainwashed people blamed it on unions.

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    • My Two Cents
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:47am

      RYCOM: Since you seem to appreciate the value of leadership I wouldn’t think you would be so down on rich folks. After all, leadership is a common trait among millionaires.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:38pm

      I read it nowhere, nor did I post it anywhere. Since you have lumped all of us here at the blaze into the same genre of ignorant morons who believe these theives are unionized, I was merely posing as your ideal and asking what my position should be, since you seem to be saying that we need guidance to form an opinion acceptable to you. These folks are not YET unionized. I believe the folks here are “projecting” what life will be like once these jerks join the untouchable class of union organized. Chin up, you aren’t the first troll dismembered here.

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    • nickbo
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:01pm

      Because the UNION will not allow him to be fired…..

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:09am

    So always look for the union label,
    it says we’re able to make it in the U.S.A.!

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  • nickbo
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:09am

    Lots of Luck in trying to fire this thief.

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  • HispanicGrl
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:09am

    Not only are SOME of them thieves, but they are rude as hell. Especially the TSA chicks @ the Orlando International Airport.

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  • Silverline
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:08am

    Add your comments

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  • Leslie_Benedict
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:08am

    J-Nap will just say we’re “misunderstanding” these poor TSA victims.

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  • noline
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:07am

    This has been going on for years and is wide spread. Workers just grab what they want while they have
    your bags out of public view. The only reason these A** Ho**s got caught was luck of the draw.

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  • Silat
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:06am

    Now you know what the democrat response is…..”A thief has to make a living..it is their right!” lol

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  • tinydd
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:06am

    This is why I don’t fly anymore as I would rather drive 14hrs versus getting fondled and of course having my luggage “inspected” for cash or jewerly, ah no maybe bombs.

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  • Thighmaster
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:04am

    …and the actual thief walks away for setting up his boss in a sting that HE actually instigated.

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  • constitutionparty
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:03am

    It just happened to me at an airport. I was forced to take off my watch and it was not there after I was grabbed for a pat-down. I made them look for it and they said it was not around and was I sure I did not put in my bag. I luckily got there early for a flight and I told then I would not leave until I got the watch back. After about 20 minutes someone came out with it and claimed it had been put on top of the xray machine. (ironically the person came back from a back office and not from the xray machine). It seemed like a scam at the time but let it go. Now I see what was going on.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:13pm

      This sort of thing will become common practice, knowing they can get away with it by simply calling the security guard to take us away for creating a problem for the poor little working folks at the TSA.

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  • Silversmith
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:02am

    Yet another Mafia gets underway.

    NO PUBLIC UNIONS!

    Silversmith

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  • brntout
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:01am

    And no-one saw this coming? Thank you DHL may i have another?

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    • getalong
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:32pm

      The TSA wouldn’t want to do anything politically incorrect like background checks on employees….they don’t want to offend anyone.

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  • pissedatmsm
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:00am

    Oh just wait until they are unionized!! Then it will be the passengers fault for taunting the TSA workers for forcing them to inspect bags that have money in them!! Money will be banned from any carry-on bags, the ATMs in the airport will charge 20.00 for withdrawl fees. UNION KICKBACKS!!!!

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  • REETZBEE
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:59am

    Some people really suck!

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  • NOBELSPORT
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:59am

    Just wait until they unionize.
    Only then will we have compitant and honest TSA workers….hahahahahahah yeah right

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:14am

      Then no one will be able to fire them.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:08pm

      Obama made sure he hopped into bed with the Unions. You know, community organizers and unions combined make for a very bad situation for us. Why can’t you people see what is going on? I mean the ones who watch TV all day and have no idea what’s going on in this world except watching for their welfare checks.

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  • catndahat
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:57am

    Yes, let’s unionize them….they already have the union’s biggest qualifications: thievery and corruption.

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    • BoilitDown
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:03am

      ATNDAHAT:
      That’s pretty much my view. Unionizing the TSA would be the next natural step. That goes for a good many of the bureaucrats out there as well. They’re a useless drag on society.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:01am

      So, they are already well trained to work at their craft, stealing us blind.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:42am

      This Country can’t close our borders to keep out undesirables, illegals and drugs, but they can dam well harass us at the airports, see our naked bodies, feel us up, go through our luggage, help themselves to whatever they think they can steal, and if we resist, we are the bad ones taken away by security. Something is terribly wrong with this picture. They are treating us like the enemy and letting any & all illegals, drugs and radicals help themselves across the open borders. When will we as Americans wake up? Common sense must prevail to stop this insanity.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:20am

      Did anyone see that Janet Noplantogoto stopped airports from using private screening companys and right afterwards the TSA agents were allowed “the Human Right” to unionize?

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:55am

    Well, boys, welcome to the Government Club….obamamama’s been stealing from us for two years….. duh! Shame on all of you!

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    • cykonas
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:13am

      Or is it shame on all of us? We, all of us, let the Federal Government get this big. Now, it’s completely out of control. They ignore their Constitutional duties, like border security and the security of our money and sound fiscal/monetary policy, while at the same time passing laws and creating regulations that overstep and outright trample on our individual rights more and more every day. We have, in turn, continued to elect Representatives, Senators and Presidents from both Parties that not only let it happen they encourage it.

      Americans have allowed themselves to believe that the Government can fix problems or create jobs or make us safe because the officials make pretty speeches and make important sounding announcements that they can and will do so. No, Grandma, with all due respect, I think we need to step up and take the majority of the blame. When one finds themself in an unwanted “hole” the first step is to stop digging. It’s high time we demanded a real difference in our Government. Real change; not some watered down 10 year, slow death of a plan. The plan for that difference is clearly laid out in the Constitution.

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    • vennoye
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:35am

      @cykonas
      I wish that I didn’t think that you are absolutely right!! When I get angry at where we are, I am angry at myself first. All the times that I didn’t do enough checking on candidates before I voted for them, all the times I didn’t contact them before we had email. WE did not value what we had enough to protect it.
      One of the ABSOLUTES of this world is: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, later than you sow.

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    • cykonas
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:39pm

      @Vennoye
      Agreed. And the crop has been pretty thin and might get thinner yet if we don’t change. I believe it’s finally time for Ron Paul, or another candidate of the same Constitutional fidelity if any other can be found. Peace.

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    • BloodSweatandTears
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:13am

      While Americans were “relaxing,” on Super Bowl Sunday Yep, TSA unionized. Reminds you of all the Christmas Eves, when they push through unpopular laws. Speak up America, the Patriot Act was supposed to be a temporary thing. If you notice it says the gov. can confiscate all metals too. Think how many things you own thats made of metal. Your car, your gun, your coins.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:53am

    .
    Slap his hand and let him go back to work.

    No story here just another thief on the Govt. payroll………………..

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:59am

      This guy needs to run for congress, he will fit right in.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:50am

      You guys make it sound like a joke and it makes me madder than hell. After seeing clips on TV for years of airport employees going through luggage and taking what they want, I’ve hated having to fly. So, I’d get the heavy plastic bags (dept. store variety) and put each outfit in the bag and tape it shut. So all the luggage was full of individual bags of clothes, shoes, underwear, etc. Kinda hard to look through each bag on limited time. My mantra is: if I can drive, take bus or train, I won’t go. Cannot stand a dam thief or liberal liar and don‘t want to deal with them again unless I can’t help it.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:50am

      @BlueBonnet ~
      They’re not joking. They are being sarcastic. I don’t fly, either, for the same reason.

      I am just praying that we can get a conservative Republican in office in 2012. Maybe something will be done FOR the American people then. There is a lot to do in that respect, to correct the wrongs against us.

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:45am

      The TSA is taking advantage of the flying public? Say it isn’t so. Does this mean we can’t trust a government agency? Oh, My!

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  • Freedom1984
    Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:52am

    Maybe the Unions will save him. puke, puke, puke

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:56am

      Exactly Freedom1984, when they get unionized, they won’t even be able to fire him. Look at what’s going on with the teachers unions right now. They have teachers that have molested kids but are still collecting a paycheck. The worst thing about the unions is that they only serve the worst of employees. Most of the good workers don’t even support what the union leadership is doing these days.

      http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Union Tactics video

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    • mtnclimberjim
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:57am

      Lord I hate the unions

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:59am

      He will get out on some kind of technicality that the union lawyers will find; anyone of these TSA thugs should be convicted, fined and jailed for the maximum amount of time possible per offense they have found out to have done.

      Best thing to do would be to disband the TSA KGB, Inc before it gets even more out of control when they become a new union membership.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:03am

      We’re from the government, and we’re here to scalp you.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:05am

      The Bureaucracy acts a legislator, prosecutor, policeman, plaintive, judge and jury, God help us!
      http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:06am

      If this has gone on in Newark, a not so huge airport, imagine the $$$$$ that has been stolen from LAX, O’Hare, Kennedy, etc. Bet they won’t lose their pensions. Unions need to go and airports need to privatize – workers can‘t have any respect or loyalty to their job when their union boss’ are as much as stealing from them.

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    • Smitty1969
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:12am

      So, how hard would it be to bribe a TSA agent to plant something into a bag now that their corruptibility is exposed?

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    • NickDeringer
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:13am

      Government Unions are breeding grounds for crime and corruption.

      Viva!! Everybody dance!!

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:13am

      @Grandmaof5

      I can imagine just how much these thugs incorporated steal at the largest of airports; they also seem to be able to get away with just about anything illegal as long as it does not embarass the rest of the TSA or the HSA, in short business as usual for any government agencies around the world.

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    • 1911a1
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:14am

      mtnclimberjim
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:57am
      Lord I hate the unions

      Mega Ditto`s on that !

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:17am

      Another quality governmental program in action. Ditto! When they become unionized they will be able to resume thefts with impunity, because there will be no repercussions for their actions. Are you fed up with this? Then make alternative plans and QUIT flying. Or continue the same course and expect the situation to only get worse. Have a great day in the USSA…..

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:23am

      How long will it be before we will hear “Comrads, we will have to examine all the money and jewelry you have to make sure they are real, and will have to be impounded, for the security of the state, so you understand comrad…oh, the men with the guns on you…for your security of course…”

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    • Michael Vick
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:29am

      The unions would mean nothing if the federal government just got rid of this terrible agency.

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:33am

      Thieves Union…has a nice ring to it doesn’t it.

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    • joseph Fawcett
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:47am

      The Unions would in the future fight tooth and nail to keep him on the payroll even if he goes to jail. Nothing, I mean nothing is a fireable offence to a union. Any business that allows a Union to take over a company’s workers might as well just hand the business over to them. I have worked for union business and they don’t do a thing for the employee, except stop bad employees from being fired. You can’t help your fellow employees and you HAVE TO pay your dues. If you don’t then you have to be fired. That is the only offence you can be fired for and it doesn’t matter how hard you work or how dedicated to your employer. You miss paying your dues or refuse to have withdrawn out of your paycheck then you are gone. I quit a union job and the Union tried to bill me for the dues for months afterwards. They sent me threatening letters and told me that I would not be able to ever work in a Union place again if I didn’t pay the dues that were due after I left the employment. It went on for months. If I went to work at a union place I would owe now years of union dues now.

      These people are dispicable the TSA people who stole. Now they will be allowed to do this because the Union will be the ones getting the cut.

      http://www.josephfawcettart.com Western Artist

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:49am

      @Cobra Blue

      Yes, they at one time were known as Thieves Guilds.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:50am

      I don’t believe that they are unionized yet! http://wp.me/pYLB7-Da

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:52am

      I already knew they were stealing. I mean c’mon, they draw a salary at our expense, and that’s stolen money. This is just what you might consider a “bonus”.

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    • nptden
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:04am

      Anybody ever check how many of TSA employees are ‘ex-cons‘ or ’welfare’ people.

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:18am

      When you live by the con sooner or later you die by the con !!

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    • free2bme1961
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:42am

      …and meanwhile we should just put the remaining crimes on the shelf…..the forced radiation scans, naked pictures, humiliation from groping, etc.
      Something is not right, if we allow ourselves to be victimized, all under the guise of keeping ourselves safe!!

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    • swalt
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:46am

      The unions are responsible for 99% of the problems we have in this country right now. Want to help neuter them? Then pass this along to all you come in contact with. PLEASE!!! And keep in mind, the Beck referred to in this posting is NOT Glenn Beck.
      A little known law that ALL unions are supposed to make their members aware of is called Beck’s Law. But the unions DO NOT tell their members. Why? Keep reading.The Supreme Court’s Beck Decision Recognizes Individual Worker Rights: In 1989, the U. S. Supreme Court established what are now known as “Beck rights” in the landmark decision Communication Workers v. Beck, Beck rights dictate that workers cannot be forced under union contracts to pay any dues or fees beyond those necessary for the performance of the union’s employee representation duties. In other words, any worker who objects to his union’s use of his dues money for purposes not directly related to collective bargaining is entitled to a refund of that portion of his dues. Beck rights are a triumph of individual rights over the political weight of union leaders. Workers in labor unions DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR UNION BOSSES POLITICAL ACTIONS. All the member needs to do is notify the union they do not want their dues used for anything other than those directly related to collective bargaining, they will get a refund of their dues money. Look here for more information: http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=1403
      If I can get enough people to pass this around, I truly believe it will make a huge dent in the labor unions ability fund anything political. Unions were meant to represent their members, not political action committees. Get the unions OUT of politics!

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:53am

      amen free2bme1961, I want the TSA disbanded and funding cut NOW.
      at the very least allow a choice flight A with same old checks as before 911
      and flight B for the soccer moms with full scans for every passenger.
      They can even charge 10% more for flight A’s.
      I bet soon they flight b’s would go away.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:58am

      How long before the terrorist are able to bribe these guys? They don’t seem to care about their own countrymen, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility for them to take a large bribe from a terror group to slip a bomb or guns into baggage.

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:24pm

      How much is budgeted for homeland slavery ?

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:41pm

      Again what I hear is the commenter on this board believing that ALL unions are the same.. they are NOT.. GOVERNMENT unions get away with MUCH more.. unions for the PRIVATE sector do not.. Private sector unions are like red headed step children to the unions.. STEALING is an automatic dismissal.. caught on tape.. the union rep will come in but won’t protect you.. as well as it should be.. it‘s all tied to the contracts and private companies WON’T put up with the garbage GOVERNMENT will..

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 1:08pm

      @nptden
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:04am
      Anybody ever check how many of TSA employees are ‘ex-cons‘ or ’welfare’ people.
      ________________________
      Or illegal aliens? You know how Janet Napolitano just luuuuuvs those illegals!

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 1:56pm

      ………………….
      He’s a government employee.
      There are no rules.
      If you don’t believe me, ask to see the rules in writing someday when you are being screened.

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    • Highland
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:05pm

      Did Napolitano get a cut, too?

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    • getalong
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:28pm

      And let me guess – when the people who had their money stolen complained to the airport officials – they were told that they are not responsible for missing items. I hope that every single person who had money stolen from them in this process sues the airport/federal govenment., It will be the only way that the airport will work out a more theft-proof system.

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    • MikesterP
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:57pm

      As most intelligent Union members know, Unions are a loophole for losers.

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    • harvbell
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:13pm

      Labor unions will become more and more forceful and violent as time goes by not to mention the corruption involved.

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    • hickoryrat
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:19pm

      Jack booted government thugs.Now they have another thug union to help in the destruction of America.

      V

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    • ConcernedCitizen2222
      Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:36pm

      Yet another reason to support this:

      http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/doherty/tsa-petition/sign-the-petition-help-stop-invasive-tsa-screening/7149

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:09am

      Okay, who didn’t know that this was going to happen?

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    • T JEFFERSON
      Posted on February 16, 2011 at 9:24am

      And the US Government used to so discrete about stealing from it’s citizens.

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    • gracentruth
      Posted on February 16, 2011 at 5:34pm

      That is just what I was going to say.

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