Investing.com -- The Trump administration announced on Friday that it is terminating collective bargaining for over 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, who are responsible for staffing checkpoints at U.S. airports and other transportation hubs.

The Homeland Security Department stated that this action will eliminate bureaucratic obstacles. The union that represents these workers has not yet issued a comment on this development.

In a related development, President Donald Trump, on January 20, dismissed the head of the TSA, whom he had appointed to the position in 2017. The decision to end collective bargaining for TSA officers came after this change in leadership. The impact of this decision on the TSA workforce and operations remains to be seen.

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