The Moncton (YQM) and Gander (YQX) air traffic controller’s association left a “PIZZA!!” note explaining they’d ordered 32 pizzas from Gino’s in Ronkonkoma, New York that were delivered Saturday
Air traffic controllers based out of Canada sent pizzas to their American counterparts to the south, hoping to boost morale as they work without pay.
ATC unions and workers in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Gander, Newfoundland, joined several of their coworkers in directing pizzas to be flown into American air traffic control stations in New York state and several other airports in a show of solidarity. The government shutdown being led by Republican President Donald Trump entered its third week this weekend and became the longest federal closure in U. S. history.
The Moncton (YQM) and Gander (YQX) air traffic controller’s association left a “PIZZA!!” note explaining they’d ordered 32 pizzas from Gino’s in Ronkonkoma, New York that were delivered Saturday evening to help feed the workers amid the government shutdown.
