South Carolina firebrand running for governor allegedly abused agents working without pay during shutdown

South Carolina firebrand running for governor allegedly abused agents working without pay during shutdown

The US representative Nancy Mace, a Republican firebrand running for South Carolina governor, is drawing scrutiny after a police report described her berating airport police and TSA agents as she was being escorted to a gate last week.

The profane incident at the Charleston international airport threatens to derail her run as she said she would sue the airport authority for defamation and false reporting.

An initial incident report from the Charleston county aviation authority police department first obtained by Wired describes Mace cursing at airport staff, saying that this was no way to treat a “f—ing U.S. representative”. She invoked the name of South Carolina senator Tim Scott, saying that the Republican lawmaker would not be treated as she was, according to the report.

  • redlemace@lemmy.world
    22·
    2 days ago

    agents working without pay during shutdown

    I also read air traffic employees calling in sick by the dozens (okay the have some other beef too) but how does that work in general ? Will government employees get payed for the hours worked during the shutdown whenever it ends ?

    • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      212·
      2 days ago

      Yes, but if it goes on too much longer they will all “call in sick” because without pay what’s the fucking point? So some cunt in a suit can get to their next business deal or kids can get to Disney?

      I know, I know, some travelers are trying to get to a sick family member but those are not as common.

    • testfactor@lemmy.world
      93·
      2 days ago

      Yes, all federal employees will get back pay, regardless of whether they were working or not. That was a law passed during Trump 1, iirc.

      Not that it makes it easy to go a month without a paycheck, but you do get your money after the fact.

      • mkwt@lemmy.world
        8·
        2 days ago

        Federal employees will get back pay if that provision is in a bill that Congress will eventually pass. It’s not a guarantee, as you stated.

      • redlemace@lemmy.world
        42·
        2 days ago

        Not that it makes it easy to go a month without a paycheck

        isn’t it common practice/advice in the USA to have a buffer ? I know not everyone has the opportunity to do so, but I taught my kids to aim for a buffer of at least 2x netto paycheck to cover emergencies/unforeseen. Or if the own a house, car etc aim for 8x. They still do that and it helped them to stay out of debt (other than for buying the house).

        • ultranaut@lemmy.world
          6·
          2 days ago

          It’s common advice but not necessarily common practice. A huge number of people live paycheck to paycheck, including those with higher incomes.

        • frunch@lemmy.world
          4·
          2 days ago

          While having a buffer of some sort is good practice and certainly a recommended one, pricing and inflation have gone through the roof lately. I don’t know how that may affect one’s financial planning/preparation, esp in a case like this where there is not necessarily an end in sight.

          I would be interested to see how many folks here have something like that and how long it’s able to sustain them. Will it be recovered in the aftermath? Trump does have an allergy to debt-paying…