US air traffic controllers get 2.8% raise under new pay deal
The controllers' union and federal transportation officials agreed to a 2.8% pay increase, with 1% paid immediately and the rest withheld, and new limits on leaving shifts early.
US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay increase under an agreement between their union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and federal transportation officials. It follows a 3.8% raise Congress approved in April, of which 1% was paid immediately and the remainder held back. The new raise adds 2.8% on top of that earlier settlement.
Under the arrangement, controllers cannot leave work early, according to the terms described.
The deal comes as the controller role has drawn close scrutiny after a fatal accident involving Air Canada Express Flight 8646 at LaGuardia Airport, the first deadly incident at the New York airport in more than three decades.
The source does not give further detail on the withheld portion of the April increase or on how the restrictions on early departures will be applied.
Sources
- simpleflying.comUS Air Traffic Controllers Receive Nearly 3% Pay Bump, But Can’t Leave Work Early Under New Deal