47,000 Central Florida Federal Employees Hit by Shutdown
About 47,000 federal employees in Central Florida are working without pay or furloughed on temporary leave because the federal government is shut down. Congress did not pass a funding deal before the deadline October 1, 2025.
Many government agencies are required to stop operations because there’s no money authorized for them to operate. Essential workers like TSA agents must show up even though they won’t get paid until the shutdown is over. Many employee unions are calling on Congress to end the shutdown immediately, so their federal workers don’t pay the price. John Hubert is the American Federation of Government Employees Local President, representing TSA workers in Florida. He joins Engage to discuss the impact to the essential workers still showing up to work…