Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov’t shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

By JOSH FUNK

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S. transportation secretary warned.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week that he understands the controllers’ frus