There is a big difference of opinion as to whether employees' luggage at DIA should be screened. Currently, it isn't. Employees who work at DIA came to us saying their luggage should be screened for security reasons. They wanted publicity to apply pressure on their supervisors to make sure luggage is screened.

We've all gone through screening at airports. Passengers and their possessions are required by federal law to go through mandatory screening. But employees aren't, according to DIA.

At DIA, employees go through a different entrance than passengers. The airside employees, the ones who work in sensitive areas, like baggage handlers, flight attendants and pilots, have to show ID cards at least 3 times to get onto airport property. Even though there is security, the airside employees who came to us, said it's not enough. They believe they and their possessions should have to go through screening.

The FAA says it's not necessary for employees to go through screening each time they come to work because of the extensive background checks the FAA does on airport employees. DIA tells us "The DIA security program exceeds the FAA regulations. To comment further would be counter-productive to providing a safe and secure airport."

The employees who called us say that's not good enough. There's no reason they and their luggage shouldn't go through surveillance equipment.

We'll follow up.

Paula Woodward