Many airports, airlines and community groups have been helping out federal workers working without pay at airports by setting up food pantries and making gift cards, diapers and other basic necessitites available. Members of the public are helping out too. And, if you’re so inclined, TSA has shared this information about the proper way to […]
The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is joining the list of airports organizing and paying for food and supply pantries to assist federal employees who are not being paid during the federal government shutdown. These workers include Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workers who are considered essentional workers and […]
We shared information a few days ago about how Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and others are joining with community groups to offer food and other support to TSA officers, air traffic controllers and other federal workers who aren’t getting paychecks during the government shutdown but are still expected to show up for work at […]
U.S. government shutdown is affecting air travel. Already. The U.S. government shutdown is beginning to take a toll on air travel. TSA workers, air traffic controllers and others – already working longer hours due to staffing shortages – are now working without paychecks and the fallout is clear. Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]
We don’t know when the government shutdown will end, and furloughed workers will be able to get paid and get back to work. But in the meantime, museums and attractions around the country are trying to help out a bit by offering free admission to federal employees during the shutdown. Here are some examples. Let […]
If the U.S. government shutdown continues, there could be trouble for travelers and the U.S. travel and tourism economy on multiple fronts. Trouble at airports and in the skies For now, airports and airlines are continuing to operate as normal and are issuing reassurances that they are. But if the shutdown continues, air travelers should […]
Many airports, airlines and community groups have been helping out federal workers working without pay at airports by setting up food pantries and making gift cards, diapers and other basic necessitites available. Members of the public are helping out too. And, if you’re so inclined, TSA has shared this information about the proper way to […]
The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is joining the list of airports organizing and paying for food and supply pantries to assist federal employees who are not being paid during the federal government shutdown. These workers include Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workers who are considered essentional workers and […]
We shared information a few days ago about how Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and others are joining with community groups to offer food and other support to TSA officers, air traffic controllers and other federal workers who aren’t getting paychecks during the government shutdown but are still expected to show up for work at […]
U.S. government shutdown is affecting air travel. Already. The U.S. government shutdown is beginning to take a toll on air travel. TSA workers, air traffic controllers and others – already working longer hours due to staffing shortages – are now working without paychecks and the fallout is clear. Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]
We don’t know when the government shutdown will end, and furloughed workers will be able to get paid and get back to work. But in the meantime, museums and attractions around the country are trying to help out a bit by offering free admission to federal employees during the shutdown. Here are some examples. Let […]
If the U.S. government shutdown continues, there could be trouble for travelers and the U.S. travel and tourism economy on multiple fronts. Trouble at airports and in the skies For now, airports and airlines are continuing to operate as normal and are issuing reassurances that they are. But if the shutdown continues, air travelers should […]
Funding for all parts of the US government has been reinstated – for three weeks – and TSA, FAA, CBP and other federal employees who have been required to work – without pay – are now expecting paychecks and back pay. But life for many of these people has been disrupted. And paychecks may not […]
