Local union leaders are questioning the legality of the decision and say it's a blatant attack on organized labor.

The federal government has canceled a seven-year contract with the union representing about 47,000 TSA agents. Local units are taking the brunt of the hit as the government has stopped collecting and passing on union dues,

The policy change sets up a fight with the union representing government workers after a seven-year agreement was ratified in 2024.

A union representing Transportation Security Administration workers calls the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end the collective bargaining agreement with them an “unprovoked attack.”

The Department of Homeland Security last week ended the collective bargaining agreement — signed last May —  with the Transportation Security Administration security officers.