TSA Workers Struggle: Missed Paychecks, Longer Lines

0:00TSA workers at airports across the country are feeling the squeeze from the government shutdown with many missing paychecks and struggling to get by. Take Brittany Dunston, an officer with 11 years at Raleigh Durham International Airport. She's already missed two paychecks, and by Friday, it will be three. Leaving her without any income, the lack of pay has forced tough choices for Dunston and others like her. She has to decide between buying gas at over $4 a gallon to drive to work, or staying home to make sure her daughter has food and gets to. School. A previous shutdown last fall wiped out her savings, so there's no buffer this time, and she's already missed several shifts. Meanwhile, the problem is spreading nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security noted record callouts over the weekend, with 400 officers quitting since the shutdown started. Most absences art from illness, but from simple inability to afford the commute. At Raleigh Durham, sources say six TSA officers have resigned just since last week,

1:00including one on Monday. Passengers there and at places like Houston's Hoppy Airport and New Orleans are facing longer security lines, but showing sympathy for the unpaid. Workers putting in extra hours. A food drive is set for Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer some immediate help as federal workers hold out for an end to the shutdown and back pay. Durham News, today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with The Story.