SACRAMENTO, Calif. — TSA officers at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) are beginning to feel the strain of the partial government shutdown, even if travelers moving through security might not notice it.
Because Congress hasn’t reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security, many TSA employees are continuing to work without pay. Union leaders said officers in the Sacramento region are now set to miss their first full paycheck Friday as the shutdown continues.
“People are now starting to wonder how they’re going to put food on the table for their families, how they’re going to put gas in their car to come to work, how to pay their mortgage or their rent. It’s a very difficult situation for our people right now,” said James Mudrock, president of the union representing TSA workers in Northern California…