America desperately needs more air traffic controllers

Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by l2edline on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:50PM (#42942472)

I'm an air traffic controller at a core 30 airport and I firmly believe that many but not all of the issues we face can be fixed by increasing compensation. Namely mandatory 6 day work weeks, high attrition, and burnout.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by VincentEvans on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:03PM (#42943166)

Maybe occasional free pizza, casual Friday's, and an employee of the month plaque would help?

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by RandomBacon on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:55PM (#42943550)

I know your comment is a joke, but we already have that more-or-less.

I'm getting close to doxxing myself, so without getting into specifics... controllers often bring in food to share, and we dress pretty casually every day. There used to be a professional dress code years ago, but that was negotiated out by the union.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by ggm on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:24AM (#42944195)

So bring back a uniform so your Union can negotiate jeans-friday?

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