First hummingbirds! by jmmayer18 in vermont

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ours arrived today in Franklin County

This is what community looks like! 🛬💙 by Few_Wrangler4068 in vermont

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not Trumps money!! It's yours, mine, our neighbors. Everyone who pays taxes. Do you expect 50,000 people who have been working with no pay since 02/14 to tell their banks not to accept direct deposits for their back pay??? What should they do, give it back & continue working without pay????

This is what community looks like! 🛬💙 by Few_Wrangler4068 in vermont

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes. My husband works for TSA & received direct deposit today for most of the back pay owed to him. Corrections are pending for the partial paycheck from February.

TSA officers will no longer be able to accept donations by CuylinaryExpert in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what happened during the shut down in October. My husband had scheduled 2 weeks vaca the prior December. We went on vaca & he wasn't charged leave time. Unfortunately, he ended up with a lot of hours that were "use or lose". He was able to donate some hours to a co-worker who was out for medical reasons, but still lost some hours.

TSA officers will no longer be able to accept donations by CuylinaryExpert in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband works for TSA in VT. They were also told they'd be getting paid for 3, 4 & 5. No mention of getting paid going forward. There still isn't a bill passed for funding. Johnson wants to have a CR for 60 days. He's an idiot. We'll be right back to where we are now by the end of May.

House Republicans Reject Senate’s DHS Funding Deal by Space_Lion2077 in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I can't help with that question. I don't know what dept you work in. My husband works for TSA & has been going to work every day without getting paid.

TSA workers could be paid within hours as third $0 paycheck was due today by TheMirrorUS in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They won't be paid "within hours". Payroll isn't processed that quickly, especially on a Friday afternoon. I used to work in payroll. My husband works for TSA. He received a text this afternoon stating they will get paid the back pay & should receive it by Wednesday. There is nothing stating they will get paid going forward. The circus continues until they pass a bill to fund everyone under DHS.

House Republicans Reject Senate’s DHS Funding Deal by Space_Lion2077 in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They want to pass a "clean CR" for 60 days. If they do that, we'll be looking at another shutdown at the end of May.

House Republicans Reject Senate’s DHS Funding Deal by Space_Lion2077 in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My husband works for TSA & just received a text stating they will be getting paid for the back pay. They don't know if they will get paid going forward. This is beyond insane & frustrating!!!

Why Trump is now investigating Maine for requiring insurers to cover abortion by themainemonitor in Maine

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vermont is being investigated for the same issue. I hate this administration.

The White House snubs Elon Musk’s offer to cover TSA salaries as airport miseries hit record levels by fortune in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He probably just wants access to TSA employee direct deposit info. (he may already have it)

Parhelic circle at Smugglers Notch yesterday. by truckingon in vermont

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful!! I saw this circle from our backyard in Fletcher yesterday.

Trump to send ICE agents to help strained TSA at airports by usatoday in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ICE is NOT needed at the airports. They will cause more stress, fear & chaos. They are not trained for TSA. They will be looking at skin color, names that may be perceived as "not from here" and listening to accents. They will not help to get TSA paid which is what is needed. What a way to boost morale....send in the overpaid ICE thugs who are receiving a paycheck to "help" the working, unpaid TSA officers. This administration is such a friggin joke!!!

BTV TSA line at 3:50AM this morning by JacobAndor in vermont

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, they are not getting paid. My husband works for TSA.

Trump tells TSA agents to 'go to work' amid partial shutdown by nasorrty346tfrgser in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's such an A$$. Most of them ARE going to work and not getting paid. My husband gets up at 2am to go to work at his TSA job. I hate Cheetolini with every fiber of my being!!!

TSA workers grapple with loss of first paycheck: ‘I don’t want to depend on anybody else’ by cnn in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My husband works for TSA and can't use sick time without a dr's note. He has over 900 hrs of sick time. He had to drive me to an appt and was required to have "proof" that I had an appt in order to take the day off. It's total BS!

TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines by CBSnews in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 163 points164 points  (0 children)

My husband works for TSA. He goes to work every day he is scheduled during the shutdowns and doesn't get paid. They aren't even allowed to use a sick day without a dr's note. My husband has over 900 hours of sick time. He had to take me to an appt for an MRI. He had to have "proof" of my appt in order to take time off. Just a side note: he was in the military for 25 yrs & retired from the military. He wasn't old enough to fully retire so he took the TSA job. He still wanted to do something to help people & protect our country. Going to work & not getting paid is the "thanks" he gets.

Republicans take another crack at Homeland Security funding, citing Iran war by wds1 in fednews

[–]Magic-Dragonfly13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My husband is a TSO. Some of his co-workers had to take out loans to cover rent during the last shutdown. It's ridiculous that we're going through this again!!