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Border Czar Tom Homan Says ICE Agents Will Remain at Airports Until Normal Operations Resume

According to DHS data, approximately 500 TSA workers have quit since the start of the shutdown, while thousands of others have called out of work after going weeks without paychecks.

Latin Times

DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history

If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown

The Guardian - US

ICE agents can make twice the salary of TSA employees—and economists warn their pay is more 'shutdown proof' than other government jobs

The starting salary for a TSA agent is $34,454, while most make between $46,000 and $55,000 per year.

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Largest federal workers union warns ICE agents are not trained to replace TSA and putting them in airports ‘does not fill a gap. It creates one’

President Donald Trump said the ICE officers would be able to conduct immigration arrests, though it was not their primary purpose.

Fortune

Trump's ICE at Airports Plan Sparks Staff Revolt, Raising Delay Fears

A controversial ICE strategy at US airports may cause travel disruptions, amid internal resistance, TSA staffing issues, and federal agent deployment under Trump. Stay informed on potential impacts on your travel.

International Business Times UK

Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’

More than 300 agents have quit since the partial shutdown began Feb. 14, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Fortune

Security lines persist at US airports as Congress negotiates DHS funding

Senate Democrats sent counteroffer on Monday aimed at resolving budget standoff

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Trump admin issues new rule, making it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers

Union representing federal workers warned the new policy will chill speech

The Independent UK

Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs

A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy barring transgender officers from performing security pat-downs

The Independent UK

Union for 800K US Workers Demands Congress End 'Avoidable Crisis' as Brutal 4-Week Shutdown Drags On

The largest federal workers' union urges Congress to end the four-week US government shutdown, warning of severe economic damage and unpaid staff reaching crisis point.

International Business Times UK

Trump is using the shutdown to make life tougher for millions of workers

Food stamps are in danger and hundreds of thousands of federal workers may go unpaid, as thousands more are laid off

The Guardian - US

D.C.-area Democrats privately scoff at federal workers union's call to end shutdown

One House Democrat said federal employees in his district are "pissed" at the AFGE president's statement.

Axios

Leader of top federal worker union calls for end of US government shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of employees remain unpaid as second-longest US shutdown stretches into fourth week

The Guardian - US

How are unions pushing back against Trump’s attacks on labor and layoffs?

Unions are battling in court to halt firings and ensure workers retain their collective bargaining rights

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The Independent UK

Furloughed federal workers in government shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump’s White House claims

‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.

Roll Call

Unions file lawsuit seeking to halt Trump shutdown layoff plans - Roll Call

Unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop Trump administration plans to fire federal employees in a partial government shutdown.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s attack on federal unions a ‘test case’ for broader assault, warn lawyers

Executive order cites national security to strip bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal workers

International Business Times

Trump Signs Executive Order To Limit Unionizing And End Collective Bargaining For Some Federal Staff

In total, 18 federal departments, including several subsidiary agencies will be impacted by the order.

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Salon

TSA hit with “PATCO on steroids”

“This is sending a message to the rest of corporate America that contracts don’t matter”

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Elon Musk Tells US Federal Employees To Justify Job Over Email – Or Risk Being Fired

Elon Musk, tech billionaire and an advisor to President Trump, has requested all federal employees to justify their job or resign.

The Independent UK

Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week

The Guardian - US

Some federal workers given just 30 minutes to leave amid Trump layoffs

As many as 200,000 US workers slated to be affected by mass terminations as Musk leads crusade to slash spending

Latin Times

Over 40,000 Federal Workers Opt For Trump-Musk Retirement Offer Amid Fears Of Mass Firings As Deadline Nears

Office of Personnel Management has warned that employees who do not take the deal may face layoffs, restructurings, or reductions in force.

International Business Times

Only 40,000 Federal Workers Take Trump-Musk Retirement Offer As Deadline Nears

The Office of Personnel Management has warned that employees who do not take the deal may face layoffs, restructurings, or reductions in force.

The Guardian - US

‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge

Employees condemn ‘unprecedented and scary’ effort to push out those who had worked on diversity programs

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