On December 12, 2023, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of the collective bargaining agreement that covered 47,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. The Department of Homeland Security stated that a new labor framework would be implemented on January 11, 2024, which will cease the collection of union dues from TSA officers' paychecks.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents TSA officers, has indicated plans to file a lawsuit challenging this decision. In June 2023, a U.S. judge had previously issued a preliminary injunction against Noem’s earlier attempt to end the collective bargaining agreement.

On the same day, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to restore collective bargaining rights to approximately 1 million unionized federal employees, including TSA officers, in an effort to repeal an executive order from March 2023 that sought to limit these rights for a significant portion of federal workers. Currently, federal employees face restrictions in labor rights, including prohibitions on bargaining over wages, benefits, or job classifications, and are not allowed to strike.

AFGE National President Everett Kelley criticized Noem’s action as retaliatory union-busting, expressing concern for the implications this has for airport security and the rights of workers. The TSA, in its statement, claimed that the new labor framework would refocus the agency on security priorities, resource allocation, and effective management of taxpayer funds.

In January 2023, former President Donald Trump dismissed TSA administrator David Pekoske, who had been appointed in 2017 and reappointed by President Joe Biden. As of now, Trump has not nominated a replacement for Pekoske. In May 2024, the TSA reached a new seven-year labor agreement with AFGE after extensive negotiations, which included expanded bargaining rights and additional benefits for workers.