US EditionTSA Officers Are the Latest Aviation Workers to Be Used as ‘Political pawns.’ They Just Want the Shutdown to End
TSA agents have missed at least one paycheck and face a second unpaid cycle amid a funding stalemate in Congress over Department of Homeland Security budget and immigration policy.
- For over a month, TSA employees at Blue Grass Airport have worked unpaid, with management noting, 'We haven't experienced those impacts, where at a lot of other airports, we've seen on the news, it's not the same story.'
- Congress is deadlocked over DHS funding and immigration reform, and the partial shutdown began on February 14 causing airport staffing shortages.
- Staffing data show nationwide TSA agents callouts peaked at 10.22% Monday, with over 360 departures as union leaders say many took other jobs to survive.
- Lawmakers and industry leaders warned Sen. Jacky Rosen, Democrat from Nevada, would take floor action to pass pay bills while the Shutdown Fairness Act and Keep America Flying Act remain stalled.
- Federal law guarantees back pay when shutdowns end, and past shutdowns ended after aviation-worker absences disrupted travel, including a 43-day government-wide shutdown last year.
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TSA chaos will look like 'child's play' if the shutdown isn't solved soon, Transportation Secretary says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesPassengers have faced long lines at airports as TSA agents call out of work.Sean Duffy told CNBC it will look like "child's play" if they miss another paycheck next week."Air travel's going to come to a grid halt stop," he added.Travellers, be warned: The worst could be yet to come.Since missing their first full paycheck last Friday, more agents from the Transportation Security Admi…
TSA workers at Blue Grass Airport keep showing up despite missed paychecks
Lauren Simmerman, community relations manager at Blue Grass Airport, said the airport has not experienced the long security lines seen at airports across the country.TSA agents working America's airports have already missed at least one paycheck, and a second cycle without one appears virtually certain as the partial government shutdown continues.While TSA workers are considered essential employees required to show up during shutdowns, they are …
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