TSA officers can no longer sit while checking boarding passes and IDs

Transportation Security Administration agents sit as they check boarding passes and IDs at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Monday, January 26, 2026. - Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, the Transportation Security Administration confirmed Tuesday.
All chairs are being removed from the travel document checker podiums at the entrance to checkpoints nationwide, the union