The government is days away from a Nov. 18 shutdown, which could force Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic controllers to work without pay just as the busy Thanksgiving travel season begins.
If you don’t have to pay government employees, then the deficit won’t increase! Genius!
Why is it that people are forced to work without pay when it’s Congress that’s not able to do it’s job?
Let them all stay home and absolute chaos erupt. Maybe then Congress will be able to come to some sort of compromise if they actually had consequences to face.
If they are forced to work then they must be paid, but payment is delayed until after the shutdown ends.
They could stay home instead, in which case they’ll probably be fired and obviously won’t get back pay.
As of 2019, furloughed employees (those not allowed to work during a shutdown, like park rangers) also must be paid after the shutdown, as if they had shown up to work.
If you don’t pay me why the fuck would I go to work? Is there a law preventing federal employees from basically furloughing themselves?
Pretty sure air traffic control is required by law to show up for work during a federal shutdown even if they aren’t being paid.
“These folks are responsible for the very important and stressful job of making sure planes don’t crash into each other.”
“Should we pay them?”
“Nah.”
iirc pretty much yes
Non-essential offices and staff close, essential staff are forced to work unpaid
Generally they will be paid back after the shutdown ends
They have always been paid back, but they are not legally required to be paid back.
They do it because if they didn’t, they would have mass quieting, i.e actual consequences. Refusing to backpay even once would end this shutdown game forever because 99% of “essential” workers would walk the fuck off immediately the next time.
Congress fully understand what fuckery they are up to, and are 100% counting on people not calling them on their bullshit.
Yes, I know. That was auto correct being stupid not me. I never type ’ it always does it automatically even if it isn’t required sometimes.
Weather in the United States will be real bad Thanksgiving weekend. The Govt will be shutdown, too.
Seriously, just stay home.
Current weather forecasts models
Here’s a good forecast showing the models predicting a Thanksgiving storm
If you’re flying anywhere in the Southeast you’re gonna have a bumpy ride.
Thanks, GOP
This is the DEMOCRATS fault that Republicans can’t pass a bill in their own Party to fund the Government!
