It's way too long. And as for layoffs spreading around the federal government, he says air traffic controllers are safe from cuts, but FAA employees have already lost their jobs. Our force was reduced initially by 352 people, but we actually hired 100 people on top of that to come into air traffic controlling and other inspector jobs. So the critical safety mission will not be impacted by any cuts. He says those pay raises will start coming in next month and coming up at 5. (01:28–01:39)
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Asserts that the workforce was initially reduced by 352 people, but 100 people were hired for air traffic controlling and inspector jobs.
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