TSA screeners will get two weeks of back pay

The TSA will pay its screener force, which has been working without pay during the shutdown, for two weeks of back pay, after scraping up enough money left over from last year’s funds. TSA Administrator David Pekoske tweeted this morning that employees working without pay — who are in the majority at the agency — will get “a partial payment” for the first two-week pay period since the political stalemate began. A TSA spokesman told POLITICO that the pay period covers Dec. 23 through Jan. 5 and that the agency is able to do this by pulling the money from remaining fiscal 2018 appropriations. TSA similarly used fiscal 2018 money to provide $500 bonuses and one-day payments to workers earlier this month. Employees slated to receive paychecks include TSA screeners, federal security directors, explosives teams, as well as aviation and surface transportation inspectors, according to an internal TSA accounting document obtained by POLITICO. Pekoske announced earlier this week that TSA also would cover parking and transit for employees through next month and continue to seek other ways to provide compensation. “Challenging circumstances force challenging decisions,” he tweeted. “I fully recognize anything short of full paychecks are a partial measure, and in no way compensates the #TSA workforce for the financial burden many are experiencing.” The move could prompt the FAA to follow suit. Its air traffic controller and some of its aircraft inspector workforce has also been working without pay. On Thursday the FAA announced that it, too, would pay controllers for one day of back pay, as TSA had done previously. Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine Source: https://politi.co/2RfK6jN Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published By: sbeasley@politico.com (Stephanie Beasley) ! #Headlines, #Political, #Politics, #Shutdown, #Travel, #Trending, #News, #Newsfeed http://bit.ly/2FNlM7v
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