The reckless wave of Federal employee firings by fascist co-Presidents Elon Musk and the Malignant Fascist are continuing with news of incomprehensibly foolish firings of FAA air traffic controllers, which began on Friday. From the Associated Press:
"The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said in a statement.
The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press. The air traffic controller was not authorized to talk to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Spero said messages began arriving after 7 p.m. on Friday and continued late into the night. More might be notified over the long weekend or barred from entering FAA buildings on Tuesday, he said.
The employees were fired 'without cause nor based on performance or conduct,' Spero said, and the emails were 'from an ‘exec order’ Microsoft email address' — not a government email address." (our emphasis)
Overtaxed and overworked air traffic controllers represent a dire threat to air travel safety. Staff shortages have plagued the profession for many years, as burnout and turnover took their toll.
Just days ago, the Musk wrecking crew fired hundreds of workers in the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Safety Administration, not bothering to check on the responsibilities of that office to safeguard our nuclear stockpile. Now, the morons are trying to figure out how to reach the workers to undo the firings.
(photo: Recovery crews work in Potomac River waters near DCA. Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)
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