"The ones who are staying, they are still there and coming to work every day. The morale is really low. At the end of the month, if they have not found a way to pay us, then things will start to unwind, and unwind quickly. Most officers live paycheck to paycheck, and many support families."
"TSA's roughly 50,000 transportation security officers have been working without pay since Feb. 14, as Congress stalls over legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Legislators are at odds over immigration enforcement. According to the Trump administration, the absence rate among TSA workers nationwide rose to 10% over the weekend, when airport security agents missed their first full paycheck."
"The partial shutdown comes only months after the previous 43-day government shutdown that left agents without pay this past fall. Around 270 workers at Logan Airport reported having perfect attendance last time, with some even earning a $10,000 bonus."
The partial government shutdown has forced approximately 50,000 TSA officers to work without pay since February 14, with Congress deadlocked over Department of Homeland Security funding due to immigration enforcement disagreements. In New England, over 30 TSA employees have resigned, primarily from Logan Airport, out of roughly 2,500 regional agents. While Logan Airport has maintained normal security lines so far, national absence rates reached 10% when workers missed their first full paycheck. Union leadership warns that departures will accelerate as the month progresses, since most officers live paycheck to paycheck and support families. This shutdown follows a previous 43-day shutdown just months earlier, compounding financial hardship for security personnel.
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