Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
What happened last time? I don’t remember. One thing I don’t understand is why the government gives backpay to employees for work they didn’t do. They furlough the non-essential employees, then make them whole when they come back from furlough.
The TSA and ATC aren’t working for free. They’re working for delayed pay.
Last time it ended when like 10 ATC'ers in JAX and NYC called out sick after a couple weeks of working with no pay checks. The next day we had a budget.