About how many TSA employees were required to work without pay during the October 2025 shutdown?

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About 61,000 of TSA's 64,130 total employees were designated as essential and required to continue working during the October 2025 government shutdown without receiving paychecks. These TSA officers screened passengers at security checkpoints nationwide while Congress and the White House fought over funding. The 95% essential designation reveals how "essential employee" classifications enable government to extract security services without paying for them—workers provide labor under threat of termination while politicians refuse to fund operations.

About how many TSA employees were required to work without pay during the October 2025 shutdown?

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