BobM2:
After this disaster, Elizabeth Dole, a politico who was then Sec. of Transportation, decreed that no employee could bypass screening at a PASSENGER checkpoint. The result was that the flight crews, who were the potential victims, were required to be screened, while the ground crews continued to use the "downstairs doors" with NO screening.
When that stage kicked in, at pilot domiciles, the august management pilots were issued special airport-issued IDs in addition to their company ID. Same for the baggage busters, mechs, etc. They were considered part of the "airport team" whereas as line pukes, even though based at that airport, where not part of the "airport team." Thus, when we wanted to preflight the aircraft, we had to have some member of the "airport team" accompany us to do the preflight. This "team" member could be a clueless baggage buster.
So, this B.S. came in stages, long before 911.