( CNN ) -- The Transportation Security Administration is in the process of firing six checked-baggage screeners and suspending 14 others at Boston 's Logan International Airport . The workers were all responsible for screening baggage in one of the 10 screening rooms in the airport , a TSA spokesperson who could not be identified due to the sensitivity of personnel actions told CNN . The six people the agency has proposed firing did not always send bags that needed a secondary screening to agents in another room to perform those inspections , the spokesperson said . TSA behavior detection officers retrained after profiling complaints . The 14 workers , including two managers , who the agency proposed suspending allegedly did not pay complete attention to the screening machines . They allegedly read newspapers or talked on the phone while they worked , or did not report the behavior . The suspensions are slated to last three to 14 days and will be unpaid . The alleged misconduct was discovered by a routine internal review , and additional investigations showed it was not happening in the other baggage inspection rooms at the airport , the spokesperson said . `` All TSA employees are held to the highest standards of conduct and accountability . These standards are critical to our work and TSA 's commitment to the safety of the traveling public , '' read a TSA statement provided to CNN by another agency spokesman , David Castelveter . No security incidents were found related to any of the bags that should have been physically inspected , and the first agency spokesperson noted there are additional layers of security besides the inspections . The employees recommended for termination or suspension have the right to appeal under TSA employment rules . Those who complete a suspension will undergo retraining . TSA agents assigned to a behavior detection unit in Boston were ordered to undergo intensive retraining after allegations earlier this month that they were targeting minorities for questioning based on their race or ethnicity . The baggage screening investigation was unrelated to the behavior detection unit , the spokesperson said . TSA to speed flight attendants through security .
The CNN action affects a total of 14 checked-baggage screeners . The screeners work at Boston 's Logan International Airport . The TSA is moving to fire 20 of the screeners and suspend the other 14 . Job performance is the issue , an agency spokesperson says .