Federal workers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have been using a food bank set up at the airport while they’ve gone unpaid for weeks during the federal government shutdown.

The Port of Seattle has been collecting nonperishable and unexpired goods and other household items to support air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration officers, and Customs and Border Protection officers who have been unpaid since Oct. 1.

Those interested can drop off donations at the food bank at the SEA Conference Center on the mezzanine level above Checkpoint 2 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., said airport spokesperson Kassie McKnight-Xi.

The food bank has been running since Oct. 29 and will stay open until the federal government reopens and things stabilize, she said.

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