The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement for the Transportation Security Administration and its thousands of officers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The agency said the change was to remove “bureaucratic hurdles that will strengthen workforce agility, enhance productivity and resiliency, while also jumpstarting innovation.” In a statement, the DHS said there are more TSA employees focused on union work than on screening passengers. No workers will be fired as a result of the change, according to DHS.

Union officials have pushed back, arguing that the TSA will experience a high turnover of employees if there aren’t protections in place for wages.

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