PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Travelers at Portland International Airport are understandably frustrated with the uncertainty surrounding FAA-ordered flight cutbacks due to the ongoing government shutdown. But they're not the only people at the airport who are stressed.

TSA agents haven't gotten a full paycheck since September, said Grant Linscomb, the steward for the American Federation of Government Employees TSA Local 1127.

Morale is "beneath the ground right now. It's very, very, very low," Linscomb told KOIN 6 News. "I mean, where we're all struggling to get through this and, you know, some passengers are very understanding, you know, they thank us for being there. And we appreciate such platitudes. But, you know, that only gets us so far when we have families to feed and bills to pay."

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