Very selective reporting and I suspect the union has a hand in it.

Supposedly the reason we're hearing about TSO's so afraid of missing a check that they are calling in sick before they have even missed a check - we are hearing about them and not the rest of the 800,000 government employees showing up even though their check is also delayed because TSOs aren't making big $$$.

1) I have seen zero evidence that TSOs, as a group, earn significantly less than the rest of the 800,000 employees currently working under a payroll delay.

2) I have seen zero evidence that the only TSOs calling in sick are the lowest paid people - no LTSOs or STSOs or higher are calling in sick.

3) People at all income levels can end up living paycheck to paycheck. TSOs just got something the rest of the 800,000 folks working without checks got - a questionably legal $500 bonus just for showing up for work. TSOs have even less excuse for calling in sick than the rest of the 800,000 unpaid folks.