A potential government shutdown would be 'devastating' for Bureau of Prisons employees, the head of the union that represents federal staffers at the agency said.
, told ABC News. "Not only do our members put their life on the line every single day to protect America from the individuals incarcerated, but now they're having to go out ... and figure out how they're going to pay their bills and how they're going to feed their families."
"We deal with the worst of the worst every single day and that's a job all in itself," she said. "And then you add the stress of not getting paid on top of it." She said a lot of her prison employees came to the government for a "secure" paycheck, and when that stability isn't there, it can be stressful.Morale among union members is already low because of understaffing at many federal prisons, and having a shutdown in the middle of trying to staff up can be tough, Moore-White said.
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