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Originally Posted by Inkedadeal
Or, Jetliner, you can have rules that limit what an employee brings in with them. Why would a baggage handler have need for a camera or a laptop while on the job? I would think even an ipod would be useless, even dangerous, if used on the job.
Now, if they want to use those items on lunch break, for example, then fine. Those items can be left in a secured area where the employee does sign them in and out. Ever served jury duty? The same process applies.
No need to log anything in- just turn in what you have and return same to that secured area (on the OTHER side of security in the PUBLIC area of the airport) when done.
I am sure it seems like a hassle. But so is getting something stolen from your bag. I think the hassle can be shared in the name of security.
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Most break rooms are on the inside of security and there are no separate lines for security where I worked for employees. Now we had 30 min. breaks which now means we would have to wait on the line in the food court to get food (with the passengers) then exit security, go to the "secure area" where their holding our personal items, sign out the cell phone, ipod, laptop, whatever the case may be, (and many people have breaks at the same time so there will be a line) find somewhere else to eat (since our break room & food court was inside security) and still have time to run back through security and maybe use the bathroom on the way. Sounds quick? Try that on a Friday afternoon in the summer at JFK, or any major airport.
Also, our break rooms didn't have cameras someone actually broke into a co-workers locker and stole his laptop while we were working, and the airline still refused to put in a camera in the break room, so we keep our things on us. This would have to apply to ramp workers as well as gate agents, since anyone could walk down the steps on the side of the aircraft and open a bag if they really wanted to, I'm sure when you have down time at work and you have nothing to do you pick up your phone and call someone, check up on your kids, whatever the case maybe, well we do it to. Sounds good for jury duty, not for hundreds of employees in the same terminal.
I think there should be more cameras in the baggage areas but that would mean every nook and cranny would have to have a camera and most airlines, I know the one I worked for wouldn't go for that.