So, what do you think happens now?

There is legislation in the Senate today that would force the TSA to let airports opt out of the Federal screening program. If it passes it will go to Obama, who is expected to approve and sign on said legislation.

More private companies with government contracts means more union dues for union coffers. Since unions are the biggest contributors to President Obama's re-election campaign, we can all guess where the dues will go.

There are two loopholes for the TSA to use. They would have to prove that, as the BusinessWeek article states, the "move wouldn’t be cost-effective and would be detrimental to security."
Of those two loopholes, the easiest path for the TSA seems to be the old standby, "that it would be detrimental to security!"

How would the TSA substantiate their complaints against Covenant? Testing, testing and more testing! They would have to prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that private companies are not capable of providing the quality of security comparable to that which the TSA provides.

So, once again, does anyone think that the TSA will just sit idly by and watch their "empire" shrink?

We think not. If we thought that we were tested before, think again. This new legislation will bring the testing to an even more intense level, and the battle lines have been drawn.

Buckle up; we are in for a rough ride.

A Snapshot of SEIU!

SEIU has roughly 2.2 million members nationwide. Over 700,000 of them are in California.

In 2008, an election year, SEIU contributed, to the candidates of their choice within the state of California alone, 30 million dollars! Just what were their contributions at the national level?

It has been reported that unions contributed half a billion dollars to get Obama elected. Does anyone not know the reason why?

Let's use these numbers as an example: Our yearly raise has been, let's say, 3%. From that 3% SEIU takes out 1.8% for dues. (It's funny how that works!) We get 1.2% and they get 1.8%. This doesn't seem fair, does it?

The majority of the baggage community, so we have been told, pays at a reduced rate of 1.2%. (which riles the union to no end.) They have been trying to get the baggage community to once again become full members, but to no avail.

Now, we are hearing, that the union wants to raise our dues, which is the ultimate insult. They have done nothing in the 9 plus years that they have represented the rank and file. So, in this election year, it seems that they want to raise their level of contributions, to the candidates of their choice, at our expense.

Will you stand by idly and do nothing about this?

Think long and hard about stepping up and letting your voice be heard. Enough is enough!

Fill out the form sheet, follow the instructions and turn it in.

Good luck to us all!

"Patriot Pilot" Reveals His Identity

The now famous pilot has revealed his identity. He is American Airlines pilot Chris Liu. He revealed this on Monday on Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN. He also responded to some of the claims that SFO had that we reported on the other day.

At this point it's a back and forth between Liu and TSA in which he claims security is lacking and TSA claims otherwise. It will be interesting how this story continues to develop.