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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Transportation Secretary threatens to fire ‘problem children’ air traffic controllers who call out sick

“Problem children” air traffic controllers who call in sick during the government shutdown could be fired, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday.

“I think what’s happening here, 90 percent of the controllers, they show up, they come to work, but 10 percent of them are lashing out,” Duffy told Fox Business on Thursday.

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