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As rain and thunderstorms pelt the East Coast on Thursday, air traffic controllers continue to call out of work in greater numbers after missing their first full paycheck, causing further delays.

forbes.com4,300 Flights Delayed Thursday As Air Traffic Controller Shortage And East Coast Storms Snarl U.S. Airspace Amid ShutdownAs rain and thunderstorms pelt the East Coast on Thursday, air traffic controllers continue to call out of work in greater numbers after missing their first full paycheck, causing further delays.

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GREAT!! I think the Air Traffic Controllers should all quit until they start receiving their back pay and pay for what they do. Big business and this congress would start paying them immediately. If they lost their jobs, it would be temporary. No one can trust Trump to pay them backpay. No Way!!

My son is also in an essential position and by law has to work without pay. This is unconstitutional IMO. Forcing someone to work without pay is slavery. It's true they have been compensated after past shutdowns but the banks don't suspend mortgage pmts and grocery stores don't take IOUs for months.

Who's 2 say this administration wont fire them 4 standing up 4 themselves? If it happens, I suggest travelers not fly cause then...it really wont be safe. Trumps replacements wouldnt be seasoned!!

Many of these folks livve paycheck to paycheck How are they supposed to put gas in their cars or buy lunch to take to work, or pay for childcare? If shutdown drags on, #Thanksgiving travel will be a nightmare of epic proportions

As long as Trump can get on Air Force One and have a Hooters waitress plunk down a bucket of chicken in front of him to eat while he flies off to Mar-a-Lago to make his tee time for 18 holes of hand wedges, the rest of the air transport system can go fuck itself.

Think all air traffic controllers should stop coming to work in protest of not getting paid. I'm sure this would really start affecting big corporation bottom line when they loose money for merchandise not being air flown.

Thank the Fat Pig for the chaos&risk to the air traveling public.The more confusion as well as congressional absence suits the Pig.He wants no gov't,which he has now,so why would he insert himself to resolve this chaos&shutdown.His tariffs&shutdown of gov't are his&his alone. Serious decline coming

Many of the flights delayed yesterday effected the Senators trying to get home. They only do something when it affects them. Air Traffic Controllers are the only group of workers that can shut this shutdown down. They need to do it. They shouldn’t be working without being paid.