Shutdown impact on air traffic controllers 'unacceptable'
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Deemed essential workers, controllers are required to work during the shutdown, but will receive a $0 paycheck starting next week.
Flight delays are likely as the U.S. government shutdown means no paycheck for around 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers.
Air traffic controllers (ATCs) perform a critical, high-pressure job ensuring aviation safety and efficiency, demanding precision, quick thinking, and specialized skills, for which they are well-compensated. Several factors influence an ATC's salary ...
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Legislators warn that next week, aviation workers will not be paid, even though Donald Trump's administration moved funding to defer the impact on other areas
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that the ongoing government shutdown has hit Air Traffic Controllers, who are working long hours without pay. ATC Workers Driving DoorDash, Says Sean Duffy Sharing a clip from his interview with Fox News on the social media platform X on Saturday,