Federal employee union leaders say being furloughed or still working, but without pay, has created personal hardships as the government sits largely idle.

As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay when it ends.

Federal employee union leaders say being furloughed or still working, but without pay, has created personal hardships as the government sits largely idle.

Furloughed federal employees are about to start missing paychecks, but they aren't ready to give in yet: "We are willing to take some temporary pain."

Federal workers say the government shutdown is just the latest hardship in a months-long grind of workplace challenges.

With no budget agreement being reached in the Senate, the US federal government has been shut down since October 1. Over 600,000 federal workers have been furloughed, and some…