Chicago Sun-Times

Unpaid air traffic controllers say government shutdown endangers flyers

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The Conversation

How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

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AZ Central

Navajo president installs a new tribal controller; Council backs the old one

As the Navajo Council finished work on a new budget, President Buu Nygren named new interim controllers, insisting he had the authority. The Council stood behind the controller who resigned in July, ...
Forbes

Air Traffic Controllers Who Call In Sick During The Shutdown Won’t Be Paid, Duffy Warns—But Will Intimidation Backfire?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox Business viewers Thursday that air traffic controllers who call in sick during the shutdown will not be paid and could be fired—intimidating rhetoric ...
ABC News

Could air traffic controllers help end the government shutdown?

Absences among air traffic controller could "really matter," one expert says. The government shutdown has shown little sign of resolution as many lawmakers exchange barbs and dig into their positions.
THE WEEK

Could air traffic controllers help end the government shutdown?

There appears to be no end in sight to the government shutdown, but one specific group of federal employees may be able to steer Congress toward a resolution: air traffic controllers. With the ...
New York Post

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...
The Hill

Duffy: Shutdown adding ‘ripple effect’ to air traffic controller shortage

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday the air traffic controller shortage will experience a “ripple effect” from the government shutdown. Duffy said while air traffic control personnel ...
CBS News

Air traffic controllers told to keep working during government shutdown as some call in sick

The union representing the nation's air traffic controllers is directing its members to keep working during the U.S. government shutdown now stretching into its second week, with the labor group ...
KMBC Kansas City

Transportation secretary says government shutdown adds stress on air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the government shutdown is putting more stress on air traffic controllers who already have an extremely stressful job, as well as threatening a ...
kcra.com

Hollywood Burbank Airport goes without air traffic controllers, delays reported

AIRPORT IS WITHOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM BLAMES THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TELL NBC LOS ANGELES THIS IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE SHUTDOWN. YOU ...