Trump Warns Air Traffic Controllers to Work or Get ‘Docked’ (2)

President Donald Trump urged air traffic controllers who have missed work during the government shutdown to return to their posts, threatening to withhold pay for those who do not show up as travelers in the US face flight delays and cancellations.

“All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially ‘docked,’” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday.

Air traffic controllers have worked without pay since the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

Trump also pledged a bonus for those who continued working during the funding impasse. “For those Air Traffic Controllers who ...