It is Day 28 of the federal government shutdown, with no end in sight.

Day 28 also marks a very significant day for air traffic controllers, who are working their first day without pay. Off-duty air traffic controllers, at airports all over the country, including here in Seattle, spent the day handing out informational pamphlets.

At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), they stood in three different skybridges, handing out pamphlets and talking to travelers about the strain air traffic controllers are feeling about working without pay, and the potential consequences of having such critical workers working for free.

“How am I going to pay my bills? How am I going to put food on the table? How am I going to pay for gas to go to work where I’m going to get a zero-dollar paycheck?

See Full Page