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Air traffic controllers warn flight cuts won’t ease shutdown strain or prevent risk
08 Nov 2025 16:19 GMT
… 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 …
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Unpaid and stressed out: Air traffic controllers are struggling through shutdown, says union leader
08 Nov 2025 14:35 GMT
… 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 …
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Air Traffic Controllers Start Resigning as Shutdown Bites
08 Nov 2025 08:59 GMT
… 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 …
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‘Enough is enough,’ air traffic controllers say as shutdown drags on and affects air travel
08 Nov 2025 06:12 GMT
… 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 …
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Shutdown fallout grounds over 1,000 flights across US as air traffic controllers work without pay
08 Nov 2025 03:36 GMT
… 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. — …
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Restaurant provides free meals for San Diego air traffic controllers during shutdown
08 Nov 2025 02:54 GMT
… 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 …
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Federal workers remain unpaid as shutdown enters sixth week; SNAP benefits partly restored as states fill federal funding gaps
09 Nov 2025 06:19 GMT
… measure to temporarily restore federal worker pay, deepening uncertainty for families … , as many employees continue to work without pay. Air-traffic controllers have reported pay … the AFL-CIO and allied labor organizations, continues to underscore the …
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Air Traffic Controllers Are Resigning Due To Shutdown Stress, Union President Warns
08 Nov 2025 01:32 GMT
… 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 …
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Pharmacists and air traffic controllers on strike for pay in Italy
08 Nov 2025 02:00 GMT
On Thursday, more than 60,000 private pharmacy workers in Italy stage a 24-hour national strike to demand higher wages and the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL), which expired on 31st August 2024.
The mass mobilisation was called …
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Air traffic controllers are doing odd jobs on the side as government shutdown continues
07 Nov 2025 18:12 GMT
… air traffic controllers who aren’t getting paid are taking up odd jobs on … lot of furloughed federal workers went to a job fair in Prince … work.
One of the furloughed workers told local media that he … .
Organizers who put the job fair together said over one …