PHOENIX — As the government shutdown causes flight cancellations and delays, the human cost of the fight underway in Washington is being felt directly by federal employees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
FAA workers, who are furloughed or required to work without pay, took to the sidewalks to demonstrate how the shutdown is impacting their ability to feed their families and maintain the nation’s air safety system.
A few members of the local chapter of PASS (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists), the union for aviation safety specialists, handed out flyers urging travelers to call Congress and demand an immediate end to the shutdown…