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Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work
Source: Associated Press
Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH
January 5, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown .
Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown because their jobs are considered essential.
The TSA said in a statement Friday that call outs that began over the holiday period have increased. The agency did not say how many of its employees have called out, but it said the call outs have had “minimal impact given that there are 51,739 employees supporting the screening process.” The statement said wait times “may be affected” but so far “remain well within TSA standards.”
“TSA is closely monitoring the situation,” the agency statement said. “Security effectiveness will not be compromised.”
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By ALEXANDRA OLSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH
January 5, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown .
Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown because their jobs are considered essential.
The TSA said in a statement Friday that call outs that began over the holiday period have increased. The agency did not say how many of its employees have called out, but it said the call outs have had “minimal impact given that there are 51,739 employees supporting the screening process.” The statement said wait times “may be affected” but so far “remain well within TSA standards.”
“TSA is closely monitoring the situation,” the agency statement said. “Security effectiveness will not be compromised.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/e6b1a097a7d34509a71872250d2d228d
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