Holding air traffic controllers' remaining 2.8 percent pay increase hostage to force a workforce that has operated under mandatory overtime for years to work longer hours is petty, disrespectful and counterproductive.
Tammy Duckworth: “Holding air traffic controllers' remaining 2.8 percent pay increase hostage to force a workforce that has operated under…”
On the recordSeptember 4, 2026
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Criticism of FAA Administrator regarding pay raises for controllers.
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The last thing our National Airspace System needs is a cynical FAA Administrator so hellbent on stretching them thinner that he is willing to withhold their modest 2.8 percent pay raise.





