Posted on 01/10/2019 3:22:32 PM PST by Mariner
Some Transportation Security Administration employees are quitting their jobs as the partial government shutdown continues through its third week, leaving more than 800,000 federal employees without a paycheck.
The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union of federal employees, representing about 44,000 TSA workers, says some TSA employees have resigned, and others are considering quitting after working one of the busiest air travel periods of the year without pay.
“Every day I’m getting calls from my members about their extreme financial hardship and need for a paycheck,” said Hydrick Thomas, the union’s TSA Council president, in a statement. “Some of them have already quit and many are considering quitting the federal workforce because of the shutdown.”
It’s unclear exactly how many TSA employees have left their jobs since the partial shutdown began on Dec. 22. But a number of workers have described the financial burden the shutdown has thrust upon them as many depend on each paycheck to make ends meet. TSA employees are some of the lowest paid federal workers, and, in interviews with MONEY last week, current employees said they are delaying car and insurance payments, and worried about paying rent and childcare during this shutdown. Employees also said morale among co-workers has hit a new low.
“As far as we’re concerned, a lot of us still live paycheck to paycheck,” Victor Payes, a TSA officer based in Los Angeles who represents his colleagues in the union, told MONEY last week. “It’s hard to plan a budget for these types of crises for any extended period of time.”
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Each and every time.
Best news I’ve heard all day...
Good!
What will they do? Where else can they get a job that Will let then legally grope people?
Oh, well maybe we will privatize
TSA can all suck it. The agency should be disbanded.
The TSA should never have existed in the first place, and needs to be abolished.
Super duper win!
TSA: Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
Oh, and thanks for the grope!
Funny thing is, people hope they go away. So why are we supposed to feel bad because they quit?
Hey, I’m in my 60s, overweight, and have a bum foot. Makes me as able-bodied as most of these “Thousands Standing Around” bums. Just tell me when the next hiring fair for these jobs is and I’ll be there!
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The TSA should never have existed in the first place, and needs to be abolished.
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Another disaster from El Presidente Jorge Bush.
So where will they find more rude, unskilled obnoxious gropers to take their places?
Imho Fake News
Good.
Hilarious.
Those are the only two Caucasians left in the TSA.
Picture must have been taken in Bangor, Maine.
Good, they are useless anyway.
More winning.
Lol...Yes, they are just walking away in droves from a $50-60k a year Federal job with amazing Benefits.
Does anyone actually believe this crap??
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