Half of TSA Agents Are Calling Out Sick #breaking #travel #news

27 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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TSA agents are calling out sick en masse during a government shutdown that's left them unpaid. Some travelers are waiting four hours to clear security, with an estimated 40-50% of agents absent. Without paychecks, workers are staying home, crippling airport operations.

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TSA wait times are now the longest in US history according to, well, everybody, everybody in the media and everyone who's been to an airport this week. People are waiting up to 4 hours just to get through security. 4 hours. At that point, you're not traveling, you live there. Now you should be paying rent. You should be able to change your address to Gate B12. Here's why this is happening. As many as 40 to 50% of TSA agents are calling out sick. Before anyone says these workers are lazy, let me give you one more fact: they're not getting paid. Do you show up if nobody pays you? I don't. Nearly $1 billion in paychecks has been missed during this shutdown. So apparently when you stop paying people, they stop showing up. Ultimize.