Air traffic controllers on shutdown: ‘Do I have to go and drive Uber tonight?’

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Nearly three weeks into the government shutdown , the head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said financial uncertainty is adding a risky distraction to employees.

“Today marks the first day that air traffic controllers have a completely different focus — their first loss of pay,” said Nick Daniels, president of the controllers’ union, while yellow-shirted employees handed pamphlets titled “End the Government Shutdown Immediately” to pass