How air traffic controllers are doing post shutdown
Air traffic controllers are getting paid again, now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over.
Air traffic controllers dominated headlines during the shutdown as they continued to work their stressful jobs without pay. Some of them took on side gigs to make up for lost income. And as the shutdown dragged on, controller shortages led to flight delays and cancellations around the country.
Now things are slowly getting back to normal, as the FAA lifts restrictions on air traffic ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Steph Winder of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells us how controllers are doing now that they're out of shutdown mode.
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- Steph Winder, Northwest Mountain Regional Vice President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
RELATED LINKS:
- Trump Wants $10K Bonus for Air Traffic Controllers Who Didn't Call Out - Business Insider
- Air traffic controllers warn of ‘tipping point’ during shutdown : NPR
- FAA to Lift Government Shutdown-Related Flight Restrictions - WSJ
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