Union objects to Trump administration move to privatize security at Tampa International Airport

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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Officials with the union representing transportation security officers at more than 400 U.S. airports are criticizing the decision by the Trump administration and officials with Tampa International Airport to privatize security operations there next year.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notified the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Monday that the agency intends to launch a privatization program called TSA Gold+ at airports in Tampa, Charleston, South Carolina, and Des Moines, Iowa, in …

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