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[–] olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca 21 points 21 hours ago

This reminds me of this idiot manager we had at work once. He said he was going to lean on our vendors to get better prices. What ended up happening was the vendors one by one decided it wasn't worth it until only one was left, they realized they had a monopoly and doubled their prices every quarter for the next 3 quarters. This is the problem with idiots who have never had a real job, they don't understand how regular people think or what their motivations are.

Ugh, three more years of this shit. I dont want to age faster, but fuck me, Ill happily speed run this just to never hear about this cunt again.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

not an air traffic controller but I assume it's a pretty high demand job. would be a shame if all controllers started a general strike and froze air traffic for weeks just to prove a point.

not like this administration could entice anyone outside the US to work in this shithole anyway.

what's the worst they'll do? chain you to the desk and make you work at gunpoi-- yeah... they'd probably do that...

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

They went on strike in the Reagan era and then got fired and replaced.

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

And Reagan made it illegal for them to strike ever again.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 21 hours ago

"I know, we'll replace them with AI!"

✈️💥

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

They didn't just get fired.

They were black listed from ALL federal government positions. That includes being an Air Traffic Controller. Now Bill Clinton eventually lifted the ban but that took 12 years and even then - very very few were hired back.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

may have worked then, but I doubt it will work this time.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

what's the worst they'll do? chain you to the desk and make you work at gunpoi-- yeah... they'd probably do that...

Yeah, he probably would. Luckily He doesn't have enough ICE agents to do that. And as ICE is his only personal army, that's the force he'd have to use.

In other words, he's all talk, he's out of cards to play here.

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not american but I think "the worse they can do" is the issue here, they introduced laws allowing atc to be imprisoned if they strike. Their options really are limited to claiming to be unwell

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

could just quit.

"sorry, I've decided to a change in careers is beneficial to my health."

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good idea, I read somewhere that's happening already with normal resignations being 1-2/day being closer to 20/day

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's impressive tbh. with numbers like that though it would take almost two years for a collapse to happen.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Mid air collisions will happen much sooner than that.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 69 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

The quiet quitting of ATC got the attention of the senate and congress.

Seems that Americans should just go on strike for like ... three days.

Three days of "WhAT's An EcONoMy ?" would get some attention.

Three days of no starbucks. No flight attendants. No UBERS. No amazon deliveries. No teachers. No grocery stores. No gas stations. No "admins". No truck drivers.

Seems like three days of sit down and let them do it themselves would work.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It would be just easier, in an event of shutdown, to freeze all the assets of all members of Congress and Senate. You'll see how fast they'll reach an agreement when it's their money on the table and not someone else's.

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 9 points 1 day ago

Pay all federal employees from the personal money of the current administration if they fuck up something like the federal budget. 💡

[–] snowby@lemmy.ca 145 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damn don't take away some of their nothing.

[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He will probably authorize their back pay and then steal it. Why not, he gets away with literally anything.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

I'm legitimately surprised every single day that he doesn't invent the only 100 Trillion dollar bill.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He hates to be told no. Everyone hear that? The word no really irritate trump.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fascists hate the concept of 'no'. They can't comprehend not being obeyed.

On another note, Bede Polding College in Australia decided to hand out an on-the-spot suspension for saying 'no' to a teacher some years back.

Funny that.

Maybe I am a violent Californian but if I was in a college that would suspend me for saying no to a teacher I'm going to punch someone at that point. May as well earn that suspension.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 43 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Strong words for a man who travels by personal aircraft even when he's not President and whose priority in holding patterns is up to the discretion of air traffic controllers.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

Its actually private flights that are getting impacted the most, or at least that was the claim of some article bitching about it.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago

Keep him up there until he's low on fuel then have him turn around.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

America is developing a long, weird, disappointing history of hating on air traffic controllers. Wild move singling out such a small field of people who have such massively important roles in managing not just our travelers but all of our air-shipped goods and products.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

In what is a highly trained, extremely stressful job with more direct responsibility than a typical cardiologist. But we value people who shuffle papers on Wall Street 20-2000x more.

Just wait for Musk to offer an AI solution.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Rich people just dont like being told no. The rich want to fly, and they are absolutely livid that the poors are saying no.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Honestly, any institution/profession with any altruism America sort of takes personally.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Those ATC guys should really consider forming a union...

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Fuck that guy

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Air Traffic Control is undermaned. They have some of the crazies requirements to getting a job and forced retirement. All this was due to Reagen in 1981. That ws 44 years ago and we still haven't fixed this damage. Add the increased influence by private companies and I will be driving or walking everywhere.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idk if you live near the borders but flying out of canada is an option for some people

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah but not a real option to most people.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Anybody whose dealt with trump can tell you he's hardest on the people that don't fight him. If air traffic controllers don't make a stand he's going to fuck them over hard.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

THANKYOUFORYOURATTENTIONINTHISMATTER!

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

- DJT (President (USA))

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Fart on the meal

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Basic capitalism, Donnie: you pay, people work. You don't pay, people don't work.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not true. I have a friend, he's a really good guy, has a weird haircut though, haha, but a good guy, it's true. Kim. Kim. A guy called Kim, can you believe it? I call him rocket man. He's really smart. Not as smart as me, but almost. He is very successful in running his country, it's called North Korea, have you heard of it? Korea, I love to say the word Korea. Lovely place he has. Kim is so smart, he has people working for him for free, and everyone is happy he tells me. They all love him so much, just like everyone loves me, it's true. I love talking to him, he is very, how do you day this, inspirational. What he can do, I can do too, but better because I'm smarter of course. Everyone knows that.

[–] SeeYouOsciLator@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 day ago

Mr president, this is a Wendy's

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

When he gets upset, he's playing his hand. I hope the call-outs completely fuck up the holiday flights so he continues to feel the heat from it.

Good. Let him be unhappy. I support any ATC workers not working while unpaid.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

What a soggy sack of shit.