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Summary

Elon Musk called on retired air traffic controllers to return to work, citing a shortage amid heightened scrutiny of the FAA under Trump's second term.

With DOT Secretary Sean Duffy's support, Musk's DOGE attempts to "upgrade" aviation systems despite recent FAA job cuts.

The AP reports fired employees included radar and navigational aid maintenance personnel, though Duffy insisted no "critical safety personnel" were terminated.

Musk's appeal comes amid increased public concern over recent aviation incidents, though experts consider the uptick an anomaly.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Contract negotiation time!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

its not possible since they are forced to retire by law at 56 anyways, and they already proven that with studies that past a certain age you cant maintain the same cognitive abilities like in your 20s-40s.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Ummm, didn't he fire them? Also, how many air traffic controllers does he think are using his xitty platform?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Is it safe to bring back retired people? They retire for a reason, usually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

no its not, its physically, and mentally not possible, since studies have shown how you decline mentally at a certain age.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

I wouldn’t even think of flying down to the US for this very reason - I wouldn’t feel safe.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I used to work for Amazon in a division I didn't feel grimey for. Spent over 7 years of my life in that division, doing great things and recurringly got top performer review status and was even awarded role model on top of that on several occasions.

Then they laid me off in 2023, after my latest review of "top performer" & award of "role model".

About 2 weeks ago a recruiter reached out to me for a role in AWS and I responded with, "Amazon shouldn't have laid me, a top performer and role model, off if they'd like me to work for them."

ATCs should give this response to Musk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

they did a wave massive layoffs in tech in 2023, my bro was included i knew he would be a target, because if you earning that much income, its bound to happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 minutes ago

Shame you can't do the same with CEOs

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I was told there was no such thing as a shortage in a free market, why won't the executive branch embrace free market economics?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago

Musk is discovering he can't hire foreign workers to replace people at will. That some federal workers perform highly specialized and high stress tasks that you can't fix with his typical knuckle dragging tactics.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago

Exactly how he runs Tesla, too. Fire a bunch of people, just to rehire even more 2 to 3 weeks later.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

Hyper capitalists love to talk about incentives in a free market... how about you fucking pony up the incentives you thin-lipped small dick bastard

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago

As much as I loathe the twat, this issue predates him. Now, after what he's done to the FAA, good luck convincing them to come back. A very stressful, understaffed job... Sure they'll want to get out of retirement...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 hours ago

"I clear cut the forest and now there is a shortage of trees. Woe is me."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

Musk’s appeal comes amid increased public concern over recent aviation incidents, though experts consider the uptick an anomaly.

Anomalies for now. These aviation incidents will become the new normal after gutting the department that is charge of preventing aviation incidents from happening.

But hey, Musky Boy got to play a chainsaw. So that's a plus?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Why would anyone do this when they're likely to be in another wave of mass firings. Imo yall should strike.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Because, see - uh Elon, he likes to sort of surf on the livelihood of others. It's like a fun little game for him, where he fires and has to rehire, which forms a pique of the wave so he can feel a little tickle in his belly and go weee. He's such a scamp.

Actually, no. He's horrible. Who gave him a mandate again? Oh right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Who gave him a mandate?

His 300 million dollar campaign donation and 40 billion dollar purchase of twitter, I think.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago

I'm curious what the terms are going to be to get them back. Him just bloating the salaries b/c he's a moron would be on point for him.

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