TSA Backpay Eases Airport Lines, But Issues Remain

0:00It's March 30th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Security lines at major U.S. airports finally eased up on Monday as transportation security administration officers started getting back paid during the ongoing department of homeland security shutdown. Way times dropped big time, like from four hours to just ten minutes in Houston, with normal flows back at spots like Atlanta and Baltimore though. New York's LaGuardia saw some two-hour backups early on. Travelers are breathing easier after weeks of chaos, missed flights, and crazy delays, but the union says back pay is only partial so far, with issues, like missing over time in wrong taxes, and the rest do next week. TSA also changes furlough rules, Sunday, polling back options for workers hit hard by no pay, like childcare or transfer problems, leaving over. 500 officers who quit, and thousands who called out facing possible discipline now. Meanwhile, President Trump ordered the paychecks Friday amidst all talks on immigration funding,

1:03as Democrats push for raid limits and Congress. Takes a break, but the unions calling everyone back to fix this mess before spring break ramps up.