NEW YORK (WABC) — TSA agents across the country have begun receiving some back pay after going weeks without a paycheck because of the government shutdown.<\/p>\n
However, many workers say uncertainty remains about when they will be paid again, and some report receiving less money than expected.<\/p>\n
The developments come as travelers hope renewed pay will help reduce long security lines at airports.<\/p>\n
TSA workers started receiving paychecks Monday, but the money represents back pay, leaving questions about future pay unresolved.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week authorizing payment for TSA agents.<\/p>\n
For more than a month, TSA workers were required to continue working without pay, prompting many to call out sick.<\/p>\n
The partial government shutdown has lasted more than 40 days after Congress failed to reach an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n
As a result, many employees across agencies including TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency either went unpaid or are now receiving retroactive wages.<\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security says most TSA workers received a retroactive paycheck that included at least two full pay periods.<\/p>\n
Still, some workers say they have not yet been paid or received less than they anticipated.<\/p>\n
“It does not cover any overtime. It does not cover any shift differential. So it’s no, not what I expected,” one TSA worker said.<\/p>\n
Security lines remain long at major airports. Conditions at Newark Liberty International Airport were smooth but did have 45-60 minute waits Tuesday morning, at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, waits stretched to about two hours in Terminal B.<\/p>\n
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