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A number of airlines are providing meals to aviation workers impacted by the federal government shutdown

United, Delta and JetBlue confirmed to PEOPLE they would be providing meals to federal employees

Federal workers received their first $0 paycheck on Tuesday, Oct. 28

In an effort to help feed federal aviation workers who are going unpaid amid the government shutdown, some airlines are stepping in to pay for meals.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE, United Airlines confirmed that it is “donating meals for air traffic controllers and other federal workers whose pay is delayed.” The airline told CBS News it would be feeding workers at the company’s hubs in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, N.J., San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

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