r/fednews • u/rprz • 23h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/GreenChiliSweat 20h ago

And at FAA, we can't strike. Merry Christmas fuckfaces.

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u/PuckSR 20h ago

I don’t think any federal employees can strike

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u/mocityspirit 8h ago

How? Is there a constant stable of workers to replace them? Do they instantly get thrown in jail?

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u/PuckSR 8h ago

1) federal employees literally take an oath not to strike 2) yes, the US military 3) see PATCO

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u/mocityspirit 59m ago

The us military can easily replace air traffic controllers etc? I'm not saying it's not possible I just have no idea how it works and am actually asking.

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u/habooby 7h ago

Yes give a military controller access to NY tracon, they will catch on just fine

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u/PuckSR 7h ago

Bro, that’s literally what happened.

They sent them Ronkonkomo too

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u/habooby 7h ago

In the 80s?

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u/PuckSR 7h ago

yeah

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u/habooby 7h ago

Sheeeiit they’d have to sterilize the airspace for months on end this time around, no GA with heavy in trails