unions advise their more than 14k pilots to avoid TSA scanners

[blu]

Unions tell pilots to avoid body scanners at airports - USATODAY.com

Unions representing pilots at American Airlines and US Airways have advised their more than 14,000 members to avoid the scanners, which peer beneath clothing, and instead get a pat down from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers

That has created additional problems as some pilots have complained that the hand searches, which were altered by TSA starting Nov. 1, are invasive. One US Airways pilot said he felt as though he had been "sexually molested" by the pat down, said Mike Cleary, president of the US Airline Pilots Association.

count down to scanner and pat down removal in ... 3... 2... 1...

 

[Jeremy]

This hurts to say but....

I support the union's decision.







..I need a shower.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Yeah, this backlash is not going away. We've tolerated TSA, the removing of shoes, the no liquid over 3 ounces, and the frisking of 80 year old grandparents, but the government has gone too far this time with these scanners and obscene pat downs. Enough is enough.

 

[blu]

Yeah, this backlash is not going away. We've tolerated TSA, the removing of shoes, the no liquid over 3 ounces, and the frisking of 80 year old grandparents, but the government has gone too far this time with these scanners and obscene pat downs. Enough is enough.