- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
Summary
The Trump administration emailed air traffic controllers urging them to quit and accept buyouts 24 hours after a fatal Reagan plane crash.
At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the email urged federal employees to pursue private-sector jobs, offering pay incentives and vacation benefits while on government payroll.
This program contradicts established rules by allowing second employment, sparking union concerns about losing experienced personnel amid an air traffic controller shortage.
Trump blamed previous administrations for safety issues and misrepresented FAA standards, intensifying culture wars as officials remain uncertain about the buyout program’s future.
That has already been suggested by his minions. Let the airlines manage everything. Including baggage and body checking.
Oh god, the very idea…
Even if that’s your goal getting ATCs to simply quit all at once isn’t the way to go about it lol. I hope it works. It’ll ground all flights and cripple the country and bring this stupidity to it’s conclusion quickly.
The fallout has long lasting effects. When Reagan fired the ATC people who went on strike, it took a long, long time to rehire and train people who could do it. It’s a stressful job, and many people who looked like they were handling it well suddenly broke down and had to quit. In some ways, the industry never recovered from that.