Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-12-19 23:36:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 21AD0F61E67CEED4F466CB6059B0480E92054CDC12C239EEB6C4096A3E165C5B
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These entities are deemed “essential workers” and thus continue to work through government shutdowns, and receive back pay once the shutdown ends. In the past, this has resulted in some aviation delays but not widespread disruptions or groundings. https://www.axios.com/2024/12/19/holiday-air-travel-government-shutdown-tsa https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/19/government-shutdown-2024-federal-jobs/77083549007/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/09/26/white-house-shutdown-would-harm-military-pay-and-national-security/ https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/politics/tsa-des-moines-airport-possible-government-shutdown-impacts-travel-flights/524-0696673d-f9e4-404b-a1e9-f541638bf6f8 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2023/09/at-tsa-and-across-dhs-employees-prepare-to-work-without-pay-under-government-shutdown/
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