The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday. TSA officers were calling out absent at elevated rates Sunday, even as there were signs that part of their back pay over the 45-day … Read more
JetBlue has raised checked bag fees to offset the impact of higher jet fuel prices amid the Iran war. Passengers must now pay at least $39 to check a bag, up $4 per bag from the previous $35 fee. Checking a second bag now costs at least $59, up from $50. Those rates apply to … Read more
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States are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a law that will strip safety-net health and food benefits from millions. State governments rely on such companies to design and operate computer systems that assess whether low-income people qualify … Read more
Even after President Donald Trump ordered emergency pay for Transportation Security Administration agents to ease long security lines, major U.S. airports on Sunday were still urging travelers to arrive hours early — and federal immigration officers brought in to help may not be leaving anytime soon. Trump’s executive order on Friday instructed the Department of … Read more
Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation who allege the bank enabled and profited from his crimes. The lawsuit, filed last year, alleges that the nation’s second-largest bank provided banking services to Epstein and his sex-trafficking operation, along with accounts used by victims and associates — … Read more
President Trump signed an executive action on Friday that promises to pay TSA workers immediately as Congress remains at odds over Department of Homeland Security funds and the partial shutdown drags on. New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said TSA officers can expect paychecks as early as Monday. Source link
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It’s been more than a month since TSA workers received a full paycheck due to the partial government shutdown. TSA officer Angela Grana, Colorado regional vice president for AFGE Local 1127, joins “The Takeout” to discuss what it’s been like to work without pay. Source link