2/19: Concurrent rallies took place at three Bay Area airports to express solidarity for the thousands of immigrant airport employees who face termination under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. As baggage screeners become federalized and new citizenship requirements come into effect, thousands of non-citizen workers stand to lose their jobs – 1,200 in the Bay Area alone. In Oakland, airport security companies informed their employees that “anyone who attended the conference should not show up for work again.” This statement follows the 1/22 firing of Marina Neri, a four-year screener who was targeted for speaking out against unfair working conditions. Full report from Oakland Last month, the ACLU and other groups filed suit in Los Angeles against the Secretary of Transportation over the citizenship requirements. Meanwhile, despite some controversy with smaller union affiliates, the AFL-CIO and other unions continue to support the federalization.