Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
From the various news reports one could think the funding lapse only affects TSA screeners. Very little heard from the other 750,000 federal workers who are in the same boat as TSA employees.
I'm not unsympathetic to all federal employees caught up in this political spat and think they could find a court wiling to rule that they do not have to report for work if unpaid. That would at least relieve the legal jeopardy of calling out sick.
I wonder how much longer this can go on before some truly critical groups, like federal prison guards or other federal LEO's, decide they can no longer tolerate having their lives in constant turmoil and call it quits?
I think another week or so and things are going to deteriorate badly at TSA and other agencies. That's when the public will really feel the impact!
There are also lots of news stories about the Secret Service and FBI being hit by the shutdown. But their absentee rates aren’t at 8%. But they also get paid more than the average TSA employee and are more likely to have deeper family financial means to tap than lower wage and lower net worth TSA employees.
There are even some news stories about federal government contractors being hit.
