WASHINGTON — The National Air Traffic Controllers Association filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump and other top federal officials, saying they are depriving controllers of their “hard-earned compensation without the requisite due process.” Controllers across the country started seeing pay stubs Thursday showing that they are receiving no pay for their work guiding planes to airports nationwide. The legal challenge, filed in the U.S.
Air Traffic Controllers Sue Trump
Michael Laris and Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post, The Columbian
Fri, 01/11/2019 - 9:47pm
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