Posted on 01/04/2019 3:51:08 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers have called in sick this week from at least four major U.S. airports as they work without pay during a partial government shutdown that's now in its 14th day, according to CNN.
“This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect,” Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.
A TSA spokesperson acknowledged that absences have increased recently, but insisted security will not be affected.
"Security effectiveness will not be compromised and performance standards will not change," the spokesperson said Friday in a statement to The Hill. "Wait times may be affected depending on the number of call outs."
The spokesperson added that "screening wait times remain well within TSA standards" and that 99.8 percent of more than 2.2 million passengers on Thursday had wait times of less than 30 minutes.
The worker absences are reportedly affecting New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham airports in North Carolina.
“This problem of call outs is really going to explode over the next week or two when employees miss their first paycheck,” a union official at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport told CNN. “TSA officers are telling the union they will find another way to make money. That means calling out to work other jobs.”
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Give them Nancy’s phone number.
When she’s heard from enough of them, perhaps she’ll get back to protecting the U. S. Citizens.
Nothing but a bunch of parasites anyway.
F**K EM!
A hassle anyway to travelers. They won’t be missed.
Do they have Sick Leave?
Put out a reward for information leading to any tsa employee malingering, see how quick they show-up for work. If caught malingering, they should be fired, period. It’s an intentional act.
We don't need the TSA.
Order them to return to work. When they don’t, time to pull a Reagan and fire ‘em all.
How is this a problem?
Thousands less Standing Around.
I’m bad!
TSA is non-essential? Or are they just trying to screw the American public. But isn’t this how socialist countries work, one group of workers brings the country to its knees for personal benefit? I don’t know if federal law allows, but back in the early 90’s California could not issue paychecks to state employees due to some budget disagreement. They issued IOU’s which banks accepted as pay warrants. Why can’t the same be done for these people? If they work, they have to be paid.
Remind the flying public what life was like before these drones were hired as a permanent class.
I’ve never flown, but from what I’ve heard, how is this a problem?
(We need to learn airplane/airport security from the Israelis.)
“Airports are safer without them.”
So are toddlers and old people in wheelchairs.
Why would Nancy give a care? She flies in her own private jet.
She does not have to subject herself to TSA gropes.
These assholes dont do anything but YELL at my face to put my shoes and my laptop in the stupid gray container..
Fine. Fire them.
Just another bunch working with the Dems to attack Trump
I guess they don’t care if we have another 9/11. Worthless people. Who needs them anyway.
I bet they get 17 sick days a year.
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