TSA workers might get paid Monday, but their worries and airport woes could linger for longer
NEW YORK (AP) — Transportation Security Administration officers could get their first full paychecks in more than six weeks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately.
But travel experts and labor leaders said the mammoth security lines at some U.S. airports would not disappear overnight and could linger into next week or longer while TSA workers wait for their back pay, airports assess their staffing and Congress remains at odds over funding the Department of Homeland Security.
“Until checks are actually in hands, we might still see some of these staffing issues,” Eric Rosen, director of travel content for The Points Guy, a travel information website. “But (the executive order) is a bit of good news, I think, for both TSA officers as well as the flying public. And hopefully, the money starts flowing quickly and people can get back to work.”
School districts and colleges across the country have upcoming spring breaks, and travel also picks up around holidays like Passover and Easter.
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