Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees work without pay as shutdown begins

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The majority of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees began working without pay Oct. 1, hours after the U.S. government lapsed into a partial shutdown for the first time since 2019.

The road ahead is unclear. As Washington lawmakers quarrel over funding, federal employees nationwide returned to work without a clue when their next paychecks will arrive, while some were furloughed.

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Union officials at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which has more than 7,700 civilian employees, began detailing the turmoil as the effects of the shutd