The government standstill entered its 36th day, making it the longest closure on record. Congress has failed to approve funding for the new fiscal year that began on October 1.
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things aren’t getting funded but ppl are expected to do their job. Examples like airport and food inspections are running poorly. Plus to make matters worse president keeps saying he wont give back pay.
Wow this is even worse than I thought. Are people in these jobs unable to strike as well? Is there a meaningful difference between this and indentured servitude?
For air traffic control I believe its illegal to strike or something.
I asked the question why dont they quit till getting paid. Apparently its an issue with restarting benefits basically.