Summary
Elon Musk called on retired air traffic controllers to return to work, citing a shortage amid heightened scrutiny of the FAA under Trump’s second term.
With DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s support, Musk’s DOGE attempts to “upgrade” aviation systems despite recent FAA job cuts.
The AP reports fired employees included radar and navigational aid maintenance personnel, though Duffy insisted no “critical safety personnel” were terminated.
Musk’s appeal comes amid increased public concern over recent aviation incidents, though experts consider the uptick an anomaly.
Oh he needs those useless federal workers? Most of those people remember what reagan did and feel no loyalty at all to the republican party.
He is easily the worst person there is to ask for it.
But what happened to move fast and break things?
This is so easy to fix. Just ask the remaining ATCs to put in 30 more hours per week. If there is a safety law which needs to be amended to make this happen, just amend it. Remove all the rules and safeguards. We should do it like the Tesla factories.
Look. More air accidents will happen. People should be ready to sacrifice themselves. It’s that easy.
So easy to fix.
PS: /s for some of you who may need it…
Seriously you couldn’t pay me to fly these days.
We also need to brace ourselves for hardship. I mean Elon won’t be facing monetary hardships but you will. So brace for that.
How, exactly, are we to brace ourselves for any of this?
RESIST!
The shortage is his own damn fault. I wouldn’t want to work any government job right now.
Fucking clown show
What a joke…
Pay more wages, the way of a free market is supply and demand
There’s no such thing as a labor shortage.
Bloody hell!
Time to renegotiate salary!
time to sing l’international!!
- Flying Lizards - Money REACTION *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7qsikAVx-k
5:54
"I want money
That’s what I want.
That’s what I want."
FLYING LIZARDS Money EXTENDED VERSION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ld0WWvQ4o
5:35
Yes, the ask is treating ATCs as a collective; they should do some collective bargaining.
[Insert GFY meme]
Don’t worry, Real World Boston cast member Sean Duffy is on the case.
“There is a shortage”
ah damn i love that language. reminds me of the boss that abused my mother back when she was still in employment. “there is a shortage, you need to come over on your day off, otherwise we can’t handle the workload”. how about employing more people? no? maybe because you can’t find another fool who will do the work with these bad working conditions?
There has been a shortage for a decade, and the post is literally Musk trying to hire early retirees to fill staffing shortages.
There’s no such thing as a labor shortage, especially if it’s been long enough to train more ATCs. If the pay is high enough, then people will come out of the woodwork.
The work is difficult, and the expectations and stress are high. They 100% need to pay better, but the pool of qualified candidates is already fairly small.
Yet it’s larger than the number of people required.
Fucking beg, fascist bitch.
No no. Pay is what he needs to do.
¿Por que no los dos?
Maybe fill in the blanks with racist assholes? I want to watch that work itself out.
