Black workers had long history with fed jobs before shutdown

 

January 27, 2019



DETROIT (AP) — For Cheryl Monroe and generations of other African-Americans, federal government jobs have long been a path to the middle class and a way to provide a comfortable life for their families.

Then the record-long government shutdown hit, making it hard for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration chemist from Detroit to pay her mortgage.

"People say 'save for a rainy day' and you're always saving, but when there is no check, that's a hurricane not a rainy day," Monroe said.

The shutdown that ended Friday left an especially painful toll for African-Americans who make up nearly 20 p...



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