LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe head of the air traffic controllers union said Friday that some members were resigning from their jobs due to the stress inflicted by the government shutdown, worsening the already troubling staffing situation at airports. “We’re seeing air traffic controllers resign,” Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, told CNN. AdvertisementThe Transportation Department, which includes the Federal Aviation Administration, has said they’ve seen an uptick in air traffic controllers calling in sick. HuffPost asked the FAA on Friday how many air traffic controllers had resigned since the shutdown began, but an auto-reply stated that the agency was not responding to media inquiries due to the shutdown. Although callouts by air traffic controllers are widely believed to help bring an end to the 2019 shutdown, Daniels said Friday that the current absences were being “misconstrued.”Advertisement“People aren’t calling in sick.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2025 20:29 UTC