PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — More than 29,000 federal workers in Oregon have officially gone longer than a month without pay as the historic government shutdown surpasses the 40-day mark.
Some federal workers are still required to work as staffing shortages reach unprecedented levels and employees fear losing their job altogether.
Heidi Young is the wife of a federal employee at the Beaverton Social Security office who is continuing to show up to work without pay. Her husband did not want to speak on the record…