FAA-ն հայտնում է օդային երթևեկության վերահսկման աշխատակազմի պակասի մասին շարունակվող կառավարության փակման պայմաններում

"...Controllers not being paid during shutdown..."

"...Controllers are considered essential government employees and required to work during the shutdown, but are not currently being paid. Organized work actions, like strikes or sick-outs, are illegal...."

"...For decades, there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States and many are working mandatory overtime, so a small number of people taking unscheduled time off can have a major impact...."

"...In 2019, 10 controllers called out sick, snarling air traffic, leading to an end to that shutdown. Their actions, along with staffing issues already brewing at the Transportation Security Administration, helped tip the scales in Washington, driving President Donald Trump to agree to a three-week agreement...."

"...The union, which represents controllers, said the problems during the current shutdown illustrate how short-staffed and fragile the air traffic control system is...."

"...“Air traffic controllers are going to do everything they can to show up to duty, save people’s lives, and do the job that we do day in and day out,” National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Nick Daniels told CNN. “Air traffic controllers don’t start a shutdown and we don’t end a shutdown. Politicians are the ones that start the shutdown, and they’re the only ones that have the ability to end the shutdown.”..."

"...The next paycheck for controllers is scheduled for Tuesday, but that will only include payment for hours worked before the shutdown...."