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posted by takyon on Monday January 07 2019, @09:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the groped-into-it dept.

Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.

The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight. "This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect," Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by SpockLogic on Monday January 07 2019, @01:47PM (3 children)

    by SpockLogic (2762) on Monday January 07 2019, @01:47PM (#783162)

    When did calling in sick become calling out sick?

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  • (Score: 1) by kryptonianjorel on Monday January 07 2019, @01:50PM

    by kryptonianjorel (4640) on Monday January 07 2019, @01:50PM (#783164)

    I guess its how you read it. 'Calling in, sick' vs 'Calling, out sick'

  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by AthanasiusKircher on Monday January 07 2019, @02:29PM (1 child)

    by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Monday January 07 2019, @02:29PM (#783182) Journal

    It's not so much "when" but rather "where" -- "calling out" is a regional variant, most popular in the greater New York area [quickanddirtytips.com].

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @04:36PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @04:36PM (#783231)

      of course it had to be yankee propagandists.