LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — At the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, travelers were met with “Good Morning” greetings from Transportation Security Administration workers in line.
The workers are at the front line or airport security, but they still aren’t receiving paychecks as disputes in Washington continue to withhold that money.
About 50,000 TSA officers expecting to receive another $0 paycheck this week. A dispute in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security has held up their salaries since mid-February. With monthly bills coming due, many of these federal employees, who screen passengers and luggage at airports across the U.S., are making difficult choices about how to make ends meet…