MADRID — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started to feel the pain.

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Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown

Unions representing foreign nationals working at the bases say many have not received their salaries since the shutdown in Washington began last month

Labor unions in Italy and Portugal say hundreds of workers have gone unpaid as the shutdown stretches approaches its sixth week

In Italy, over 1,300 local workers at U.S. bases weren't paid in October, and in Portugal, a similar situation is occurring at the Lajes Field base, where roughly 360 Portugue

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