Those Federal employees get back pay for all the days they didn’t work.
I’m essential employee...no time off, wish I had the paid vacation!
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But what is assured that people who did nothing wrong will get a reduced paycheck, have to take loans out to pay the mortgage or other financial hardships; for a reason that their elected Congressmen failed to do their jobs. I work for NASA and am directly impacted. I support Pres Trump and have unpaid time off for the foreseeable future. I cannot take a trip, because as soon as a bill is signed I must be back to work. Meanwhile, my car loan, mortgage and utilities see to be paid, as does my groceries and other living expenses. Maybe I will get backpay, maybe not. But to call it a vacation is insulting. It’s unpaid time off without a return date.