3 Drastic Ways TSA Agents Are Making Money Right Now
The ongoing shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is not just causing chaos for travelers at airports. It has also left TSA agents struggling to make ends meet. Agents haven't been paid since Feb. 14, and are scheduled to miss a second paycheck on March 27. In order to earn money, some TSA employees are resorting to other outlets. Desperate times call for extreme measures for some Hundreds of TSA officers have quit altogether , with many others calling out of work to make money elsewhere. Those alternate income streams include driving for Uber and DoorDash. Some airports have even asked for help for TSA employees in the form of gas or gift card donations. Now, in a new letter sent to members of the House and Senate, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFL-CIO), which represents around 47,000 TSA agents, claimed that at least one airport worker has turned to selling plasma for extra cash. “O...
