By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson

NEWARK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The union representing more than 13,000 air traffic controllers on Monday urged workers to remain on the job during the ongoing partial government shutdown that requires them to work without pay.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association are holding a press conference on Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport to discuss the impacts of the shutdown. The airport near New York City is a major United Airlines hub.

The union told workers that “participating in a job action could result in removal from federal service” and is illegal.

“It is more important than ever that we rise to the occasion and continue delivering the consistent, high-level o

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