All TSA checkpoints reopen at PHL after weeks of staffing woes
All TSA security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport have reopened after weeks of staffing shortages due to a partial government shutdown.
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All TSA security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport have reopened after weeks of staffing shortages due to a partial government shutdown.
After weeks of going without pay during what is now the longest federal government shutdown in history, TSA officers confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia they started receiving back pay Monday morning.
The development follows executive action by President Trump aimed at restoring pay for TSA workers, many of whom have continued reporting to work without compensation.
A bill that could resume funding to the Department of Homeland Security and its key agencies like the TSA, while leaving out ICE, passed in the Senate very early on Friday morning. The bill will need to pass the House before it can be signed into law. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk as TSA workers miss their third paycheck since the partial shutdown began.
TSA officer and union representative LaShanda Palmer says several members are missing car payments and struggling to care for their families as they go without pay in the partial government shutdown.
President Trump says ICE agents will be sent to airports amid a partial government shutdown, but it's unclear if they'll be at Philadelphia International Airport.
Additional security checkpoints at PHL are closed as a partial government shutdown affecting TSA drags on.
TSA workers are impacted by the government shutdown and the agency is dealing with staffing constraints, including at PHL.
Philadelphia International Airport says the TSA has temporarily closed one security checkpoint to help shift staffing to other checkpoints. The partial government shutdown has put a strain on staffing and Friday will be first time TSA workers go without a full paycheck. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.
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