(NewsNation) — Communities across the country have been stepping up to support airport security workers who remain unpaid amid the partial government shutdown.
The Transportation Security Administration is facing widespread staffing shortages as a record number of agents call out sick, triggering travel disruptions nationwide.
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Local business leaders in Savannah, Georgia, have teamed up with the nonprofit United Way to create a gift card program for the TSA agents who continue to show up for work at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.
Bert Brantley, president and CEO of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, told NewsNation that members of his community are interested in making sure TSA agents “feel supported” during this difficult time.
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“We’re really trying to focus on fuel, groceries, drug store … those things you really can’t go without,” he said…