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BY RHIANNON CORBY, WNYC
ON JAN 4, 2019 4:56 PM
... Its hard, because people have bills to pay, said one officer, who wished to go by only his last name, Watts. If you got spouses, family, friends that can help you stay aboard until you get your pay, its really not too harsh. But everybody is not in that same boat.
The government shutdown entered its 14th day on Friday, with no end in sight. President Donald Trump has refused to reopen the government without $5 billion to fund the construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border.
Waiting for the Airtrain to JFK on Friday, TSA workers who were willing to speak to a reporter about the shutdown almost unanimously expressed deep anxiety at the lapse in their pay. Many said they were anticipating turning to family or friends for help paying the bills.
Watts, whos been working at the TSA for about four years, said that his last paycheck came at the end of December. But he hasnt gotten paid for any work since the government shut down nearly two weeks ago. Watts said hes been told that hell be paid for the hours hes working just not right now. Once the government opens, they say that we get paid back all that money. So were not really working for free, but our paychecks are on freeze. ...
http://gothamist.com/2019/01/04/tsa_shutdown_trump_wall.php
padfun
(1,780 posts)we didn't get paid either. But Banks and Credit Unions all gave us low interest loans. I am sure that Fed employees have the same options.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)so few qualify,remember,it is all about CREDIT SCORE and most TSO's are one paycheck from Bankruptcy. The 2013 shutdown nailed that coffin shut.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)Washington (CNN) Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.
The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight.
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/04/politics/shutdown-tsa-screening/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Igel
(35,191 posts)isn't that they got their last paycheck at the end of December, but that the next schedule paycheck isn't to be issued, in any event, until next week.
If they're broke now, they'd be broke now anyway. It's next Thursday or so when they'd see more $ and then the shutdown has teeth. At that point, there's some hardship that they wouldn't be experiencing even without the shutdown.
The next paycheck would probably still be delayed at this point even if all the workers go back on Monday and full funding was authorized.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)This is going to be much worse before it gets better.
SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)malaise
(267,808 posts)Get thee to the greatest page
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)...Things are going to break.
malaise
(267,808 posts)this shit 'be real'.
I would not work with my pay.
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)to be suffering much more than they are now. He feels no urgency at all to stop holding them hostage.
Cha
(295,900 posts)back pay.. with the MF in charge.. how can you be sure?
I feel so bad for those who aren't getting their paychecks to pay their bills.
It's stupid to #trumpShutDown the Gov and not pay your employees for any reason.