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DAY 25: Coast Guard Members Won’t Get Paid Because Of Trump Shutdown

Members of the Coast Guard will now miss their paychecks today as the Trump Shutdown enters its 25th day. The Trump administration also admitted that the shutdown would cost twice as much as originally expected. Here’s the latest:

Coast Guard members will miss their paychecks today, and the Trump Shutdown could soon hinder mission readiness.

CBS News: “About 42,000 Coast Guard members are working without pay through the shutdown, having been deemed ‘essential’ employees. An additional 10,000 civilian workers have been furloughed. The service managed to find enough money to make payroll on Dec. 31, but the continued lapse in funding means workers won’t receive paychecks Tuesday. Last week, the Coast Guard said a prolonged shutdown could eventually hinder ‘mission readiness.’”

The Trump administration estimates the Trump Shutdown will cost twice as much as originally forecasted.

CNBC: “The Trump administration now estimates that the cost of the government shutdown will be twice as steep as originally forecast. The original estimate that the partial shutdown would subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth every two weeks has now been doubled to a 0.1 percentage point subtraction every week, according to an official who asked not to be named.” Continue reading “DAY 25: Coast Guard Members Won’t Get Paid Because Of Trump Shutdown”

Airline safety ‘eroding’ as shutdown drags on

Grant Mulkey of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and others with Air Traffic and pilot unions protest the government shutdown Thursday on Capitol Hill. | Credit: Andrew Harnik, AP Photo

Unpaid air traffic controllers, TSA agents put pressure on the White House to re-open government

Virtually every segment of the aviation industry — from airlines to airports — is ramping up pressure on lawmakers and the White House to reopen the government, suggesting that a prolonged shutdown could seriously harm passengers and business.

Air traffic controllers and other aviation industry workers reinforced the point with a rally outside the Capitol on Thursday, saying safety suffers when air traffic controllers, baggage screeners and Federal Aviation Administration technicians and inspectors are either furloughed or forced to work without pay as the shutdown enters its third week.

Beyond the obvious concern of having an air traffic controller distracted by worries about personal finances while performing a high-stress job, many are also concerned about falling behind on everything from aircraft inspections to training the next generation of air traffic controllers, since the FAA controller academy is shuttered.

View the complete January 10 article by Brianna Gurciullo, Sam Mintz and Stephanie Beasley on the Politico website here.