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00:02The National Air Traffic Controllers Association urges 13,000 members money to stay on the job
00:07during the partial U.S. government shutdown, even as they continue working without pay,
00:11according to CNBC. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the union's president are holding a
00:16press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport to address the shutdown's impact.
00:20Trump has made transportation central to the shutdown fight by cutting over $28 billion in
00:25aid for climate and transit projects in Democratic-leaning states.
00:28During the 2019 shutdown, unpaid absences by controllers and TSA officers caused airport
00:34delays and slowed New York air traffic, pressuring lawmakers to end it.
00:38About 50,000 TSA workers are also required to work unpaid.
00:42Airlines for America, which represents major U.S. carriers,
00:45said flight efficiency could decline if the shutdown continues.
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