… nation’s air traffic controllers. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association distributed … from people working side jobs around the region. Waiting … re considering finding other jobs to help pay … job is hard enough as it is.” One new employee …

… stepping up to help local air traffic controllers as the government shutdown … in bulk to roughly 39 air traffic controllers and their families. Those … those workers have been forced to take on second jobs to … size of gifts federal employees can accept from an …

… that even a dream job can come with turbulence. … was already a shortage of air traffic controllers is alarming. I truly … have catastrophic consequences. These jobs demand intense concentration, long … ’s no wonder these workers face such intense daily …

… of mandatory overtime, uneven hiring, and years of pay … already struggling to keep new hires even before paychecks stopped. … from both pilots and air traffic controllers, which showed growing fatigue … depends on overtime, unpaid labor, and the quiet resolve …

… 000 air traffic controllers, engineers and other aviation safety-related workers. … of many air traffic controllers who have taken side jobs during … salaries The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that … But the Bureau of Labor Statistics also ranks traffic …

… in the 2019 shutdown.” Air traffic controllers are federal workers, which means they are … the approximately 730,000 federal employees working without pay since the … noted that some air traffic controllers were already taking second jobs—a practice he …

… Douglas International Airport, National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Anthony Schifano said … local workers. “We’re experiencing workers who are taking additional jobs outside … enough. Air traffic controllers come to work to do their job. They …

… to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid … on October 1. Many government employees, including vital airport staff, … high-stress aviation-related jobs are now calling in … sick and potentially working second jobs to pay their bills. — …

… knows the pressure of the job. "Very stressful, you… said. The government classifies air traffic controllers as essential workers, meaning they must continue … shifts outside their full-time jobs to make ends meet during …

… air traffic controllers union said Friday that some members were resigning from their jobs … up.” He acknowledged that workers feel squeezed as the … . “Especially our new employees that are just training … ... they’re calling their employer and saying, ‘I have …