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Duckworth Demands DOT Expand $10,000 FAA Shutdown Bonus Beyond Perfect-Attendance List

She says tying the award to perfect attendance creates unsafe pressure to work while ill.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., wants all air traffic controllers and Federal Aviation Administration technicians to get a $10,000 bonus, not just the ones who worked during the 44-day government shutdown. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP)
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Overview

  • The Transportation Department plans to pay $10,000 each to 776 air traffic controllers and FAA technicians with perfect attendance during the 44-day shutdown, with payments due by Dec. 9.
  • NATCA said only 311 of its members are slated to receive the award and argued that thousands who worked without pay were excluded.
  • In a letter obtained by CBS News, Sen. Tammy Duckworth called the narrow eligibility unfair and urged DOT to extend the bonus to all who worked during the shutdown.
  • House Democrats Rep. Rick Larsen and Rep. André Carson also urged DOT to reward the entire controller workforce rather than a small subset.
  • DOT’s approach mirrors a Department of Homeland Security program offering similar perfect-attendance bonuses to TSA officers.