Do you know how long a facility training program is for ATC in a Center or high level facility is ? If you have 20% of people in a facility walk out over this that will royally frick the National Air Traffic System for a good amount of time. Same with a mass exodus of Pilots. Not to mention when Reagan fired them in the 80s the replacements are coming up on the mandatory retirement age of 56 which has been going on for a few years now. I know of many facilities that are understaffed as is and good luck trying to fill in Controllers using the military. Also many of the other jobs you mentioned require certifications, education, and experience, and good luck trying to fill a mass exodus at once. Another thing is these jobs have powerful Unions behind them, and at the end of the day I don't think the Biden administration has the stomach to poke that bear. The Unions the Democrats advocate for may end up fricking them. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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Posted by RBWilliams8

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Posted on 10/11/21 at 1:01 am to stelly1025

Millitary.

Y’all are focusing only on the ATC like they can’t put the millitary, who are going through the same situation with the vax, into those positions very, quickly.

I also said long term.

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Posted by RBWilliams8

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Posted on 10/11/21 at 1:02 am to stelly1025

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Another thing is these jobs have powerful Unions behind them, and at the end of the day I don't think the Biden administration has the stomach to poke that bear. The Unions the Democrats advocate for may end up fricking them. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Virginia literally voted themselves out of their main source of work. Because they’re so hard in twined with the unions. You think union leaders really give a shite about their people?