TSA may allow screeners protection of collective bargaining rights . But screeners wo n't be able to vote on many issues . In a letter to a union chief just two weeks before the 2008 election , Obama wrote that if he was elected , `` I will work to ensure that TSOs [ Transportation Security Officers ] have collective bargaining rights . '' Matter has been long debated in Congress .
TSA may allow screeners protection of collective bargaining rights . But screeners wo n't be able to vote on many issues . Matter has been long debated in Congress .