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Marketplace All-in-One

A word to the wise for air travelers

Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace

News, Business

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

If you're traveling in the next week or so, get to the airport early. Airport security lines are growing as workers with the Transportation Security Administration go without pay during the partial government shutdown. Nearly 50,000 TSA workers missed a paycheck last week, and if Congress doesn’t act, they could miss another one next Friday. Then, we'll dig into how wide salary ranges on job postings can influence an applicant's approach to negotiation over pay.

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1:17.8

Those lines could get worse if Congress can't reach an agreement to pay TSA officers by the end of next week, as Marketplace's Henry Epp reports.

1:26.6

Nearly 50,000 TSA workers missed a paycheck last week,

1:30.0

and if Congress doesn't act, they could miss another one next Friday. That's led a few hundred

1:34.6

TSA agents to quit, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Transportation Secretary

1:39.7

Sean Duffy told CNBC this week that about 10% of TSA officers are calling out of work on average.

1:46.5

Duffy said that's about five times the usual callout rate.

1:49.8

And he said the situation at airports could get a lot worse next week if officers miss their next paycheck.

1:55.7

You're going to see small airports, I believe, shut down.

1:58.6

You're going to see extensive lines.

2:01.2

And air travel is going to almost come to a grid halt. Stop.

2:05.5

Meanwhile, Congress is scheduled to go on recess at the end of next week.

2:09.6

The union representing TSA workers urged lawmakers not to leave town until they agree on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

2:17.1

Parts of DHS, including the

2:18.8

TSA, have lacked funding since mid-February. That's after congressional Democrats demanded reforms

2:24.3

to federal immigration enforcement following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex

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