Federal Workers Back On The Job After Government Shutdown Ends

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CBS Philly - 1/28/2019 - Joe Holden - Roughly 800,000 federal workers are now back on the job after the government shutdown ends. Federal workers will see two full checks worth of back pay sometime this week. The exact day — remains unclear. Many of them remain anxious about the prospect they’ll be pawns again on a partisan chessboard. “The reality is some people believe one thing, some people believe the other. At the end of the day, we need to work together. It’s one country,” said Gary French of Portland, Oregon. Across Independence Mall, there was curiosity more than anything about the many historic sites that were locked up during the shutdown. “It’s strange to us. How can you just close down the government?” said Atli of Iceland. Read more @ https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/ ... -ends/amp/