Air traffic controllers in Atlanta have missed their first full paycheck as the government shutdown continues, and they are letting people at the airport know.
Outside the domestic terminal entrances at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, about 20 air traffic controllers wearing bright lime-green shirts are passing out pamphlets.
“Good morning. We’re your unpaid air traffic control. Let’s end this government shutdown,” said Wardell Williams as he handed a pamphlet to people entering the airport.
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