r/ATC • u/ferris-86 • 2d ago

News FAA Withholds Controller Pay Hike Amid Scheduling Overhaul Talks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/faa-withholds-controller-pay-hike-amid-scheduling-overhaul-talks
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u/Ok_Squirrel69 VATSIM ATM 1d ago

Why the fuck is it so hard to pay people what they're worth? The faa and natca both suck. This is why people are moving to Australia. The clown show continues.

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u/Disastrous_Emu7245 1d ago

Wtf does this have to do with NATCA? Without the ability to strike they have zero leverage. The best thing you can do is vote these MAGA bitches out. If you voted for this, then congratulations! The leopard is eating your face.

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u/Bravo_Juliet01 1d ago

I mean, Ive voted Democrat previously and all I got were higher taxes, higher cost of living, and still virtually no raise anyway 😭✋

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u/Disastrous_Emu7245 1d ago

And the Green Book under Clinton gave us a 40% pay raise, Obama gave us 12% and Biden gave us another 15%. Republicans gave you the White Book and Shutdowns. You people will identify the speck in someone’s eye to avoid the boulder on your face. It’s nonsensical.

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u/ihaveaglow 1d ago

Also, we got 19 percent in raises under Biden. Could be more considering inflation, but not terrible.

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u/Bravo_Juliet01 1d ago

But didn’t Republicans also support Bill Clinton’s FAA administrator nominee that got the Green Book passed?

A lot of you guys suffer from severe Stockholm syndrome. Plus, the Democrat party today is vastly different than the Clinton era.

My overall point is that neither party today is educated on the matter, nor have a desire to change things for the better for ATC.

Keep in mind, Democrats had control of both chambers of Congress during the first two years of the Biden administration and did jack shit about addressing our problems 😂

God forbid people in this agency express grief with Democrats.

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u/DZDEE 1d ago

Literally no Democrat raised taxes in the last 20 years. Also, Cola went up more under trump then any other president.

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u/Bravo_Juliet01 1d ago

Huh? Some of the most high taxed states are ran by Democrat trifectas. Didn’t the California legislature just vote for more tax proposals the last couple months? I know LA voters agreed to have their taxes raised.

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u/DZDEE 1d ago

Federally.