13th November 2012, 03:12 AM
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Re: World Politics
Zombie Towers Live as Taxpayers Fund Flightless Skies - Bloomberg
stupid politicians..easy to spend other people's money..
sometimes i wonder if unions have outlived their usefulness
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More than 100 U.S. airport towers and radar rooms have so few flights that they should be shut down late at night under the government’s own guidelines, a move that would save taxpayers $10 million a year.
Air-traffic controllers, who make a median $108,000 annual wage, have little to do overnight at those locations, which remain open because of pressure from lawmakers who control the Federal Aviation Administration’s budget. Members of Congress from both parties have blocked attempts to cut tower hours or merge radar rooms, according to interviews and documents.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the union representing about 15,000 controllers, conducted a campaign against efforts to merge radar rooms in Ohio, Michigan and other locations, according to a 2010 union newsletter. The union said mergers would undercut safety and didn’t have the benefits the FAA claimed.
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