BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was one of 19 airports where air traffic controllers handed out leaflets to travelers on Tuesday.

For one day, air traffic controllers across the U.S. approached travelers with a leaflet and a friendly request.

"Hi y’all, we’re air traffic controllers looking for any support to end the government shutdown," a controller said to an arriving passenger at MSP Airport.

They weren’t asking for donations. They asked people to contact their legislators, directing them to a website to do so.

"If you could just go to the back and it takes 10 seconds to message your congressman or senator," a controller told another passenger.

"I will for sure," the man replied. "You guys deserve to get paid."

Pressure, not politics

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