More Air Traffic Controllers Could Call In Sick As Shutdown Grinds On—Here’s What To Know

Cracks in the air travel system are widening, as air traffic controllers bear the strain of an understaffed system and no pay ...

Trump Says ‘Democrat Delays’ Are Hitting Airports: Here’s Why Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Could Be Key In Ending Shutdown

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last ...

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

National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells its members that failing to report to work could cost them their job.

Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Consider Calling In Sick, Driving For Uber As Flight Delays Increase

By their own admission, air traffic controllers are barely holding it together as it is, without a government shutdown taking ...

Unpaid air traffic controllers call out sick as government shutdown continues

Controllers are considered essential workers and are exempt from being furloughed during a shutdown. An estimated 13,294 ...

Slight rise in US air traffic controllers calling in sick seen since shutdown began

The number of air traffic controllers calling in sick since the government shutdown began last week has seen a slight "tick ...
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FAA Seeing ‘Slight Pickup' in Controller Sick Calls

Duffy says the agency is monitoring absenteeism as unpaid air traffic controllers face mounting stress amid shutdown.

TSA agents could call in sick during shutdown

During the 2019 U.S. government shutdown, TSA officers unable to make it to work started to call in sick. Now, there are ...