Thirty Transportation Security Administration workers in New England have quit their jobs as a partial government shutdown enters its second month.
It wasn't immediately clear how many TSA agents left Logan Airport specifically, but Mike Gayzagian, president of AFGE Local 2617, the New England branch of the TSA officers union, said the vast majority of the region's walk-offs occurred at Boston's airport.
Still, operations at Logan Airport continued to run smoothly on Tuesday, with no reports of significant lines at security checkpoints.
A spokesperson for Massport, the quasi-public agency that manages Logan Airport, said despite the exodus, the airport still has enough TSA workers.
"We have been told that this morning staffing remains adequate," Mehigan said in an email to GBH News. "We'll see how long that continues."
Airports around the country have seen major staffing issues over the past week, with a growing number of hubs shuttering security checkpoints and causing hourslong lines for passengers.
Roughly 50,000 TSA workers have been working without pay since Feb. 14, as Congress remains at a standstill over legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats and Republicans are at odds over immigration enforcement, including funding and reforms for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
According to the Trump administration, the TSA absence rate across the U.S. jumped to 10% over the weekend, when airport security agents missed their first full paycheck.
Throughout the partial shutdown, Logan has managed to avoid the long lines snarling other major hubs. But union chapter president Gayzagian warned that will almost certainly change as more workers begin walking off the job in Boston.
"You're not just going to see this one-time mass of people leave," he said. "It's going to be a trickle effect. As people run out of money, they're going to have to find something else to do."
Massport's Mehigan did not answer questions about what steps the airport is taking to prepare for even more resignations.
According to Gayzagian, staffing levels could put Logan in a major pinch over the coming months, when the city will host several major events, including the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup matches, the 130th Boston Marathon and celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding.
"As people go, they're going to be replaced. But replacing them takes months," he said. "We're going into the tourism season now. We've got FIFA coming, all these events coming. Is there going to be time to train up new people? Probably not."
This year's partial shutdown comes just months after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which stretched through October and November of last year. TSA workers also missed paychecks during that closure, and Gayzagian said the knock-on effect has put local TSA agents under immense financial strain.
"The vast majority of them live paycheck to paycheck," he said. "It's not sustainable, especially in Massachusetts. It's an expensive place to live."
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