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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Unpaid and Still Required to Work

    Why these federal workers can’t strike. Plus the crisis of college-student hunger, why your flaws are attractive to others, and more
    by Saahil Desai Jan 09, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Brendan McDermid / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are about to miss a paycheck. Some are furloughed, while others—from TSA agents to prison guards— Federal government workers technically aren’t allowed to strike due to , and with the prospect of the shutdown dragging on for weeks or months, some unions representing them are turning to the courts for relief, filing a lawsuit

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