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Air traffic controllers are getting paid again, now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over.
Air traffic controllers dominated headlines during the shutdown as they continued to work their stressful jobs without pay. Some of them took on side gigs to make up for lost income. And as the shutdown dragged on, controller shortages led to flight delays and cancellations around the country.
Now things are slowly getting back to normal, as the FAA lifts restrictions on air traffic ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Steph Winder of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells us how controllers are doing now that they're out of shutdown mode.
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Air traffic controllers are getting paid again, now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over.
Air traffic controllers dominated headlines during the shutdown as they continued to work their stressful jobs without pay. Some of them took on side gigs to make up for lost income. And as the shutdown dragged on, controller shortages led to flight delays and cancellations around the country.
Now things are slowly getting back to normal, as the FAA lifts restrictions on air traffic ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Steph Winder of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells us how controllers are doing now that they're out of shutdown mode.
GUEST:
RELATED LINKS:
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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