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Unpaid air traffic controllers call out sick as government shutdown continues (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump will do anything to stop the Epstein files from coming out :o

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

And, more pertinent to the shutdown, Trump will do anything to double your health insurance premiums.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 18 points 4 weeks ago

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

Why turn up at all if you are not being paid? Surely part of your contract is that you are paid to do your job, they are breaking that end of it so stop doing the job.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

As they should.

I'll be honest, air traffic controllers would probably have skills that transfer well to a lot of industries.

Of course, then that means they can privatize ATC.

I already won't fly a plane. Good fucking luck 🖕

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I keep wondering if ICE will start calling out sick.

[–] ceiphas@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

No, the aro so perverted, they would pay to torture people...