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YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:03 PM Jan 2019

Called my Congresswoman to suggest a bill allowing Air Traffic Controllers to strike

Allow TSA employees to strike as well with the condition it only applies IF they aren’t being paid.

I know it will never become law, but it may have some symbolic impact.

If we could close down air travel, the shutdown would end.

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Called my Congresswoman to suggest a bill allowing Air Traffic Controllers to strike (Original Post) YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 OP

Hardly a solution... We need Congress to legislate AGAINST political government closures. hlthe2b Jan 2019 #1

How is that better than a bill allowing them to get PAID dansolo Jan 2019 #2

How about a law that says any Govt worker required to work during a shutdown is guaranteed pay? cos dem Jan 2019 #3

Possible consequences that would hurt Trump's rich friends YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 #4

hlthe2b

(102,116 posts)

1. Hardly a solution... We need Congress to legislate AGAINST political government closures.

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:05 PM

Jan 2019

Failure to reach a conclusion on a new budget should AUTOMATICALLY default to a ongoing Continuing Resolution that extends the previous budget for the interim.

dansolo

(5,376 posts)

2. How is that better than a bill allowing them to get PAID

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:06 PM

Jan 2019

I'm sorry, but even symbolically this is rediculous. We don't want them to strike. We want them to be paid. What would be the point at this time?

cos dem

(902 posts)

3. How about a law that says any Govt worker required to work during a shutdown is guaranteed pay?

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:08 PM

Jan 2019

Wouldn't also mind seeing loan guarantees,etc, so they can continue a somewhat normal life.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

4. Possible consequences that would hurt Trump's rich friends

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:11 PM

Jan 2019

That’s the point.

Add something to the discussion about what may happen.

Sooner or later either the ATC could strike illegally or the pilots could illegally strike in sympathy.

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