Comment on Near mid-air collision at LAX between American Airlines and ITA [video]parentComments−waiwai93310moI can't speak to the first question, but as to the second, correct, US air traffic controllers are not currently being paid.[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/travel/shutdown-air-traff....[2]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/shutdown-air-....[3]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/air-traffic-...−hdgvhicv10moWhy are they turning up for work?−ezfe10moBecause they will be back-paid when the government reopens and if they stop showing up then they will be fired. Now, you could ask: won't they be able to get a job back later, who knows.−Tadpole918110moActually, the administration has cast doubt on if they will actually provide backpay. It's now anybody's guess.
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I can't speak to the first question, but as to the second, correct, US air traffic controllers are not currently being paid.
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/travel/shutdown-air-traff....
[2]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/shutdown-air-....
[3]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/air-traffic-...
Why are they turning up for work?
Because they will be back-paid when the government reopens and if they stop showing up then they will be fired. Now, you could ask: won't they be able to get a job back later, who knows.
Actually, the administration has cast doubt on if they will actually provide backpay. It's now anybody's guess.