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☆ Exhausted air traffic controllers are making more mistakes on the job amid a stretched workforce doing 10-hour workdays and 6-day workweeks, report says
  + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The shortage in US air traffic controllers is not new, but it has reached a critical juncture. AdvertisementFor years, air traffic controllers have seen their ranks diminish, to the point where 10-hour days and six-day workweeks have become increasingly common among this group tasked with preserving safety in America's skies. However, the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers is not a new phenomenon. In August 1981, then-President Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, in what was a pivotal moment for the labor movement in the US. "The nation absolutely needs more air traffic controllers, and growing the work force will result in better working conditions and more flexibility," she added.
Persons: they're, —, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Bill Clinton, Neil Burke, John F, Burke, Jeannie Shiffer Organizations: Times, Service, The New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, The Times, Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport Locations: United States, New York
☆ Some air traffic controllers who've endured 6-day workweeks and unrelenting schedules have turned to alcohol and drugs to avoid seeking professional help, report says
  + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Air traffic controllers, who have long endured staffing shortages, are facing increasingly strenuous schedules. The workloads have led some controllers to use alcohol, sleeping pills, and drugs to cope, per a Times report. When it comes to air traffic controllers, the coping mechanisms that some of them have sought to employ were further detailed in complaints to the FAA. "The nation absolutely needs more air traffic controllers, and growing the work force will result in better working conditions and more flexibility," she added. AdvertisementShiffer also said that the agency prioritized the health of its air traffic controllers, noting that it provided free counseling.
Persons: —, Jeannie Shiffer, Shiffer Organizations: FAA, Service, The New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Times, Washington Post, The Times
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