Trump Admin Emails Air Traffic Controllers: Quit Your Jobs
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Federal employees were told they could use their paid time off to explore “dream destinations” before quitting.

Summary

The Trump administration emailed air traffic controllers urging them to quit and accept buyouts 24 hours after a fatal Reagan plane crash.

At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the email urged federal employees to pursue private-sector jobs, offering pay incentives and vacation benefits while on government payroll.

This program contradicts established rules by allowing second employment, sparking union concerns about losing experienced personnel amid an air traffic controller shortage.

Trump blamed previous administrations for safety issues and misrepresented FAA standards, intensifying culture wars as officials remain uncertain about the buyout program’s future.

  • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
    32·
    20 hours ago

    This is to close the exit points. We need to stop focusing on the hand waving, and start looking at the hand with the knife.

    • DahGangalang@infosec.pub
      6·
      19 hours ago

      This is to close the exit points.

      I’m not sure what you mean by this. Are you saying this is to limit FAA personnel from being able to quit?

          • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
            5·
            14 hours ago

            Well, both I suppose. When we don’t have the freedom to move around, it’s easier to control us. It’s also easier to close off immediately when you only employ people of like mind. They won’t go rogue and let planes full of refugees leave.

            It’s all about control. Media, medicine, transportation, etc.

            It’s Nazi playbook shit.