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Article: Air Traffic Controllers Protest Proposal to Privatize Their Jobs; Profit Will Come Ahead of Safety, Airport Travelers Told
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- The Washington Post
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- May 9, 1995
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Nearly 500 air traffic controllers buttonholed passengers at 50
major airports yesterday, saying they are worried about the future of
aviation safety and protesting federal proposals to turn operation of
air traffic control over to the private sector.
In the Washington area, dozens of controllers handed out leaflets
at National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington
International airports. The controllers warned that outdated
equipment and thin staffing at air traffic centers and towers may
compromise safety.
They also complained that plans to privatize the air traffic
service "would jeopardize safety due to the fierce bottom-line
pressures to hold costs down."
Under the proposal, a ...