TSA officers at Palm Beach International Airport are working without paychecks as a federal funding lapse continues in Washington, D.C., leaving some employees struggling to cover basic expenses during one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.
The funding lapse, tied to a congressional stalemate over immigration and Department of Homeland Security funding, has left TSA officers in the same position they faced during last year’s record-long government shutdown — only months after many were still catching up on bills from that ordeal.
TSA officers at PBI work without pay as funding lapse continues
William Watts, a representative for Local AFGE 558, which represents TSA officers from Melbourne to the Florida Keys, said the financial strain on workers has reached a breaking point.
“TSA preserves a vital part of keeping Americans safe,” Watts said. “We’re putting things at risk.”…