US EditionNonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Around 50,000 TSA officers are working unpaid amid a five-week DHS funding freeze, with airports nationwide organizing food and essentials drives to support them.
- On March 21, airports began running food drives and accepting donations for unpaid Transportation Security Administration screeners as U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding remains frozen.
- The lapse began on Feb. 14, when Democrats in Congress withheld Department of Homeland Security funds amid a dispute over immigration reforms.
- Federal data show more than 120,000 DHS employees are unpaid, including roughly 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers, while charities like World Central Kitchen and Feeding San Diego deliver meals, distributing 400 boxes in San Diego.
- TSA workers face an imminent missed paycheck as airports like Seattle-Tacoma and Dallas Fort Worth issue meal vouchers, open pantries, and bring food to checkpoints for unpaid screeners.
- Last fall's 43-day shutdown left many TSA officers financially strained, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Friday a bipartisan group of senators has narrowed remaining DHS funding issues though timing remains unclear.
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Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. The charity World Central Kitchen, more accustomed to feeding those in war zones and disaster areas, started providing meals to Washington, D.C.-area airports after many TSA officers missed their first full …
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Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown.
US airports rush to feed unpaid TSA workers as belts tighten
As government funding for the US department of homeland security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security screeners enduring their second stretch without pay in the past six months
Baton Rouge Airport seeks food, help for unpaid TSA workers during shutdown
For the second time in the past year, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is trying to line up food and gas money for federal employees no longer getting paychecks thanks to an extended government shutdown.
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