"Attempting to negate [TSA workers'] legally binding collective bargaining agreement now makes zero sense – it will only reduce morale and hamper the workforce," said Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, in a statement on Friday.

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.”

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, marking a major attack on worker rights

The Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Kristi Noem, ended its collective bargaining with thousands of employees under the Transportation Security Administration Friday. The move, which affects tens of thousands of employees,

The move, which the TSA union called an 'unprovoked attack,' marks a major effort to dismantle union protections under the Trump administration.

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

Nearly 2,000 TSA employees will be effected by the termination put in place by the Department of Homeland Security and Trump administration.