MONTREAL — Canadian air traffic controllers have bought hundreds of pizzas for their American counterparts over the past few days in what has become an industry-wide show of support during the U.S. government’s partial shutdown. Peter Duffey, the head of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, said Sunday the initiative began Thursday when employees at Edmonton’s control center took up a collection to buy pies for controllers in Anchorage, Alaska. “The next thing we knew, our members were buying pizzas left, right and center for the colleagues in the U.S,” Duffey said. Duffey estimates that as of Sunday afternoon, some 300 pizzas had been received by American controllers, many of whom took to social media to express their gratitude. “Air traffic control is a very stressful job,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2019 19:54 UTC