government shutdown
It’s not just federal employees: Trump lockout trashes 4M contract workers
January 17, 2019“We live from paycheck to paycheck. And if paychecks stop, everything stops."
Read moreGovernment shutdown threatens Super Bowl travel meltdown
January 16, 2019Airport screening times in Atlanta have already hit 90 minutes, and Super Bowl travelers aren't even in town yet.
Read moreTrump recalls 50,000 workers without pay; shutdown costs hit $1 billion a week
January 16, 2019The cost is so high that now even Trump’s own top economist admits it could end U.S. economic growth and send the nation into recession.
Read moreMcConnell’s medieval moves to continue the shutdown
January 15, 2019The leader of the U.S. Senate, Republican Mitch McConnell has resolutely refused to consider any bill that Trump does not approve of.
Read moreUnion tells Court Trump violates Constitution by not paying workers
January 14, 2019The amendment says the government may not “deprive anyone of life, liberty or property without due process of law.” The workers’ salaries are their property since they earned them, NATCA says.
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