Lowey blasts veto threat.
Westchester Congresswoman Nita Lowey is blasting what she says is a threat from the Bush administration to veto legislation implementing some key 9/11 Commission recommendations becuase of a Lowey-authored provision to grant collective-bargaining rights to more than 42,000 federal airport screeners.
Lowey, a Harrison Democrat, argues that those collective bargaining rights are also enjoyed by employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Customs and Border Patrol, and civilian employees of the Coast Guard and should be extended to airport screeners.
“These workers are on the front lines when it comes to protecting Americans from the very real threat of terrorism in the skies,” Lowey said. “Yet, because they lack adequate workplace protections, they suffer from high turnover, absenteeism and job dissatisfaction.”
The legislation has already been approved by the House and is currently being debated in the Senate. Lowey vowed to continue to push for its enactment.
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How are we able to focus on anything with this war going on. These men and women are under paid,and what they do is totaly unappreciated.