TSA and Uniforms
Ever since I was a child, I've had a hard time accepting "because I said so" as a valid excuse for something undesirable that's seemingly unnecessary. Policy has to make sense to me or I become disgrunted as if I was just randomly attacked for no reason.
Bitch session for today is TSA and Uniforms.
I am off for a decent amount of days and decided to go visit the fam back east, yet I'm forced to go dressed in my uniform like a dork just to get past TSA. I considered checking my bags, but of course, there's no guarantee that I will get a seat so I don't think it's a good idea to take that chance.
I'd like to request all of us who are unionized to petition your union to ask TSA to relax LAG requirements when going through checkpoints while out of uniform.
Valid Airline identification, state or federal identification, and possibly active KCM membership should be sufficient to pass TSA without LAG requirements while out of uniform. If TSA is using our uniform as a form of "identification", I'd rather simply show them an additional form of identification instead so I don't need to bring my uniform on freaking vacation 🙄
Before some hater mentions that this uniform policy is a TSA rule and out of the union's control... Well... KCM began as the result of union action. TSA is not going to listen to us, but they should listen to our union leadership especially if it's a group effort from multiple flight attendant and pilot unions.
Me wearing whatever I want to wear is not a safety hazard, I'm still running my bags through the scanner so they can see whether or not I have any weapons or contraband. I can and will change out of my uniform once I pass TSA, but... Why are we playing this unnecessary game??? Also, changing in a toilet stall is less than ideal.
Today I wore my uniform with sneakers... which is not allowed if I were actually working, but I didn't want to bring my work shoes with me too, damn! This is potentially putting TSA in a position to say "Excuse me, those shoes are out of uniform compliance" I don't think anyone should be enforcing our uniform except our airline management.
Again... Can we all petition our unions to petition TSA to overhaul this unnecessary and burdensome policy, please?
EDIT: Downvoters... Come on... Explain to me why what I'm saying doesn't make sense. I would LOVE for someone to explain it to me. PLEASE DO!!! By the way... I love my haters 😂❤️