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Labor roundup: Shutdown looms over federal employees; UAW reaching out to other automakers

Consequences include more than 800,000 federal workers could be required to work without pay or be locked out of their jobs; no new Social Security cards will be issued and veterans’ benefits claims stop being processed; hiring of law enforcement and other essential employees stops; processing visa and passport requests stop; and inspections of food, water, workplaces, chemical plants, and hazardous waste sites come to a halt.