One in Ten Airport Screeners Skip Work as Funding Fight Drags On

Federal airport security screeners on Monday called out of work at the highest rate since the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security began more than a month ago.

About 10.2% of Transportation Security Administration checkpoint agents skipped work Monday at airports across the US, according to data from the department. Call-out rates were even higher at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, which saw roughly 30% and 21% stay off the job, respectively.