Professional consulting services providing non-legal procedural and communication support. We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice or representation.
Independent workplace advocacy and research for the federal transportation security workforce.
We help employees navigate the systems affecting their work. We investigate those systems through primary-source research. We bring documented findings into public and policy discussions.
Get Workplace Help Explore Our Research Policy and Public AffairsSupervisory TSOs, Coordination Center Officers, Security Support Assistants, and Transportation Security Inspectors are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement and do not have the representation available to bargaining unit employees. Against Giants was built to serve them.
Active subjects in the federal record, tracked as documents are issued.
Primary-source analysis, published as documents are issued. Every claim traces to a federal record.
An officer was referred to TSA's Office of Chief Medical Officer for a fitness for duty evaluation. We identified that the referral did not meet the required threshold under applicable TSA medical policy. Working with the officer's treating physician, we documented the policy violation and framed the medical record correctly. The fitness for duty finding was reversed. The officer returned to full duty and secured all applicable back pay.
The officer's job during that process was to show up and do their work. Ours was everything else.
Against Giants Labor Advocates handles disciplinary defense, medical certification matters, EEO complaints, MSPB proceedings, and workforce reduction questions. We are not attorneys and do not provide legal representation. For matters requiring licensed counsel, we provide referrals.
Learn More About What We Do →Research tells you what is happening. Advocacy helps you navigate what happens to you.
Clients pay $35 per month, with no contract. Billing is suspended during any funding lapse affecting TSA pay, without exception. What that covers:
Consultation on an active situation
Document review
Workplace process guidance
Grievance coaching
Strategic self-advocacy
Disciplinary defense guidance
Policy navigation
Time-sensitive consultation
Against Giants is not a law firm. We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice or legal representation. For matters requiring licensed counsel, we provide referrals.
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Documented findings do not stay on the page. Against Giants brings them into the rooms where decisions are made.
"I can contact Sherry anytime, even on her days off, and she is always there within minutes. She is incredibly knowledgeable with the agreement and SOP, and a genuinely kind person who understands and helps others."
TSO, 4 Years"Scott, Sherry, and the team were helpful, informative, and supportive throughout the grievance process. They made sure I understood my rights and the steps involved, and I always felt like they genuinely cared about helping me."
TSO, 20 Years"If you need someone to advocate for you, Sherry and Scott are the absolute best. They stay calm and steady even when a situation feels overwhelming, and because they know the inner workings so well, they always know how to help resolve your grievances."
TSO, 10 YearsWe read directives, contracts, and programs before their consequences become obvious. The officers who know what a document says before it reaches them are in a different position than the ones reading it for the first time under a deadline.
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