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October 12, 2006

FAA Tells Controllers To Eat In, Or Else

New Contract Prohibits Offsite Breaks

Air traffic controllers in South Florida say the FAA is out to lunch... because now they can't go out for their lunches.

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"Going hungry isn't good. It makes it seem like our employer doesn't respect us."

Source: Shane Ahern, president of the Palm Beach International Airport Control Tower chapter of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, on rules under a new union contract imposed September 3 that prohibit controllers from leaving their facilities during their shift.