The union representing 15,000 of the nation’s air traffic controllers and their support staffs are set to ask for a temporary restraining order tomorrow in a D.C. federal court.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) filed suit on Friday against President Donald Trump and others within the federal government arguing that because their wages were withheld due to the government shutdown, their Constitutional rights were infringed upon.
“Our theory of this case is that there has now been an unlawful taking in violation of the 5th Amendment due process rights under the United States Constitution,” said Molly Elkin, a D.C.-based attorney with Woodley & McGillivary representing NATCA’s union, on Friday.
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