The last government shutdown ended after only 10 air traffic controllers stayed home
The Chestnut Post | February 11, 2019
This post was originally published on this site The absence of those few workers six in northern Virginia and four in Florida, numbers not previously reported temporarily shut down travel at New York’s La Guardia airport and caused delays at other major hubs, including in New Jersey, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Their actions, along with staffing issues already brewing at the Transportation Security Administration, helped tip the scales in Washington, driving President Donald Trump to agree to a three-week cease-fire.