LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown has left many Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees furloughed or working without pay, causing significant financial strain and raising concerns about the nation’s air safety infrastructure.

For many, like Dylan Mulford, an FAA Environmental Tech and Professional Aviation Safety Specialist Union Representative, the impact hit home on Oct. 14.

“Oct. 14 was our last paid check,” Mulford stated. “Tuesday, our pay stub came out and it said zero. Sixty percent were furloughed, which means they’re at home not working, obviously not paid and there’s the other 40% who would be us, who still make sure the airplanes land safely and take off safely.”

Despite the lack of pay, both Mulford and William Cruz, an FAA Radar Tech and PA

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