RICHMOND, Va. — As the country approaches a third consecutive day of government shutdowns, many federal employees are dreading the day their paycheck doesn’t arrive.
“They’ll get a paycheck next Friday and then if they’re affected they will not get a paycheck after that unless they come to a resolution,” said Christine Surrette, Vice President of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Surrette leads the largest federal employee union in the country, representing over 800,000 government workers. She spoke with CBS 6 about the impact on workers across North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia…