I admit to having a tough time feeling sorry for the TSA-- But i guess this is some of that pain people talk about, when you reduce Govt. spending.
Just think of how much we are saving...I vote we just defund the Homeland Security altogether..and save our money.
Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts.
According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting financial strains that Transportation Security Administration officers face during the latest government funding lapse — the third in less than six months that has required the people who conduct airport security screenings to work without pay.
The public is experiencing the consequences in long wait times at some airports as more TSA officers take time off to earn money on the side or cut back on expenses. At least 376 have quit their jobs altogether since the shutdown began on Valentine’s Day, according to the Department of Homeland Security, exacerbating staff turnover at an agency that historically has had some of the U.S. government’s highest attrition and lowest employee morale.
“It’s just exhausting. Every day it just feels like this weight gets heavier and heavier on us,” Cameron Cochems, a local TSA union leader in Boise, Idaho, told The Associated Press.
TSA workers have spent nearly half of the past 170 days with their earnings suspended — 43 days last fall during the longest government shutdown on record, four days earlier this year during a brief lapse in funding, and now 35 days and counting during the current shutdown, which only affects Homeland Security. Airport screeners have to keep working because they are the federal employees whose duties are deemed essential.
Just think of how much we are saving...I vote we just defund the Homeland Security altogether..and save our money.
TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay
The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain.
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TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay
The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain.
apnews.com
Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts.
According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting financial strains that Transportation Security Administration officers face during the latest government funding lapse — the third in less than six months that has required the people who conduct airport security screenings to work without pay.
The public is experiencing the consequences in long wait times at some airports as more TSA officers take time off to earn money on the side or cut back on expenses. At least 376 have quit their jobs altogether since the shutdown began on Valentine’s Day, according to the Department of Homeland Security, exacerbating staff turnover at an agency that historically has had some of the U.S. government’s highest attrition and lowest employee morale.
“It’s just exhausting. Every day it just feels like this weight gets heavier and heavier on us,” Cameron Cochems, a local TSA union leader in Boise, Idaho, told The Associated Press.
TSA workers have spent nearly half of the past 170 days with their earnings suspended — 43 days last fall during the longest government shutdown on record, four days earlier this year during a brief lapse in funding, and now 35 days and counting during the current shutdown, which only affects Homeland Security. Airport screeners have to keep working because they are the federal employees whose duties are deemed essential.
