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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums10% of TSA workers called off Sunday.
They make $38,000 a year. $730 a week. 18.25 an hour.
A living wage in the US is $16 an hour.
These workers are on the edge of poverty. How long can they go without pay?
They should walk out en masse.
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10% of TSA workers called off Sunday. (Original Post)
Cattledog
Jan 2019
OP
They should all call in sick one day and make point....shutdown air traffic
beachbum bob
Jan 2019
#6
romainetarra
(51 posts)1. Agree Completely
These workers are struggling to just to live their lives. This shutdown is destroying any small amount of money they might have.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)2. For the 800,000 unpaid federal workers ...
... there are countless number of spouses and children affected
when the 'bread winner' isn't getting a paycheck.
RainCaster
(10,691 posts)3. I flew commercial Sunday. and had no problems on the West Coast
JDC
(10,084 posts)4. I flew twice last week, zero issues. In fact better than usual
I have to fly twice this week also. We will see.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. Some new hires get 18.25,most
of the TSO's do not get the 18.25 do to a change a few years ago in attracting people. There is a wage wedge issue with the TSA for several years. Some have quit and were rehired in order to get a pay raise.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)6. They should all call in sick one day and make point....shutdown air traffic
Via trumps temper tantrum.