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Local TSA union leader says officers are getting paid again amid partial government shutdown

A TSA agent looks on at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Paul Beaty/AP)
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A TSA agent looks on at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Paul Beaty/AP)

The Trump administration came through on its promise to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, with officers receiving a deposit into their accounts on Monday.

But local AFGE union leader Aaron Barker tells Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd his first paycheck in weeks was lacking.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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