Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he understands the frustrations and worries of air traffic controllers who have to work without a paycheck during the government shutdown, but he and the union that represents controllers are also now emphasizing that calling out sick in protest could cost th
    • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Reagan fired the air traffic controllers without bothering to think that through, and aviation in the USA is still suffering the after-effects of that as the workers that were trained up to fill those gaps now all retire at the same time. I don’t doubt the Republicans would make the same mistake twice, especially given that these ones are far stupider than Reagan’s people.

      • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I don’t doubt the Republicans would make the same mistake twice,

        Well folks did elect Trump twice… so there is that.