"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic controllers who stopped reporting for duty before missing their first paycheck during the government shutdown could face disciplinary action as he declared he was concerned about their patriotism. Speaking Tuesday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Duffy told C-SPAN his department would review attendance data to determine whether certain controllers failed to uphold their duties on a continual basis during the early days of the funding lapse."
"My concern is, for those air traffic controllers who, before they missed a paycheck, and were in the shutdown, they decided on a continual basis not to show up for work, he said. They don't know how long the shutdown was going to be, they hadn't missed a pay period, and they didn't come to work. Controllers missed their first full paycheck on October 28, several weeks after the shutdown began on October 1."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned air traffic controllers who stopped reporting for duty before missing their first paycheck during the government shutdown could face disciplinary action. He said the department would review attendance data to determine whether certain controllers failed to uphold duties on a continual basis during the early days of the funding lapse. Duffy expressed concern about the dedication and patriotism of controllers who did not report even though they had not yet missed pay. No final decision has been made on consequences. President Trump said controllers who skipped work would be docked and suggested a $10,000 bonus for those who continued working. FAA cuts reduced 10% of flights at 40 major airports, canceling over 7,000 flights. A controller shortage predated the shutdown.
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