The Federal Aviation Administration is reinstating 132 employees who were fired on February 14 after a federal judge in Maryland ordered their return, a union said on Monday.
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union said the probationary employees who were fired as part of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency federal government cuts will receive back pay and should return to duty status on March 20.
“This is a win for public safety and for a critical workforce dedicated to the FAA’s mission,” union President David Spero said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last month that the FAA cut 352 probationary employees out of about 45,000 total, but said none were in “safety critical” positions.
352 fired, 132 reinstated
They’re better than nothing, but none of these court cases are actually fixing the damage he’s doing
I imagine morale must be at an all time high for the people fired and rehired.
