Duckworth, Durbin Demand FAA Pay Air Traffic Controllers Congressionally-Approved Raise

Duckworth, Durbin Demand FAA Pay Air Traffic Controllers Congressionally-Approved Raise

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today demanded that FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford immediately hand over the Congressionally-authorized pay raise to the air traffic controller (ATC) workforce that he has held hostage for four months and counting. Despite a 3.8% raise for ATCs being approved by Congress an…