Tip of the hat to Canadian Air Traffic Controllers...
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Tip of the hat to Canadian Air Traffic Controllers...
By Sima Shakeri Canadian air traffic controllers are carrying out a simple, but heartfelt gesture for their American counterparts — they're buying them dinner amidst the U.S. government shutdown.Air traffic controllers (ATC) in Moncton, N.B. and Gander, Nfld. sent pizza over to controllers manning the stations at the New York Air Traffic Control Center (ZNY), in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., on Friday night in support of their colleagues who are working unpaid as the American government's partial shutdown drags into its fourth week.A photo of a sign hung up in New York Center which said that 32 pizzas had been ordered by the Canadians was posted on Reddit by user PlatinumAero, whose real name is David Lombardo."Many controllers who work for the [Federal Administration Aviation] literally got paychecks that said $0.00, and many are doing overtime, working holidays, nights, weekends, and are in facilities that are already very short-staffed," Lombardo said. "To add the stress of not knowing when they're going to get paid, that has to be tough for many." HuffPost Canada OwnedVancouver air traffic controllers bought lunch for their counterparts in Seattle.Air traffic controllers in Atlantic Canada aren't the only Canadians reaching out to their American counterparts.Montreal Center sent Boston Center pizza, while Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport sent pizza to their counterparts in Burlington, Vt. and LaGuardia, N.Y.Toronto's area centre sent pizza to their colleagues at Cleveland Center, while Vancouver bought pizza for Seattle Center."In many cases these are radar control facilities buying for the neighbouring sector facility," Lombardo said.The outpouring of support isn't ending yet though — Lombardo said Winnipeg Tower is sending dinner to Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport's tower on Sunday night, and already covered Grand Forks' lunch on Saturday.In many cases these are radar control facilities buying for the neighbouring sector facility.David LombardoAnother Reddit user commented on Lombardo's thread and said they received an email from the Toronto union noting that the pizzas are an initiative taking place at centres across the country."As a gesture of solidarity with our fellow American controllers, we will be sending pizza to the Cleveland Center controllers for dinner. They are in the middle of the government shutdown and as of yesterday did not receive their pay cheques," the email allegedly said. "All the ACC's across the country will be buying pizzas for their adjacent centres."HuffPost Canada has reached out to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association to confirm.Lombardo, who lives in Long Island, N.Y., told HuffPost Canada the shutdown is pushing some people towards desperate measures like taking out loans, and that people have even messaged his ATC Memes page to ask him to share information on different loan programs.Air traffic controllers haven't been paid for their work the first two weeks of 2019, and many are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to bring an end to the government shutdown."This partial shutdown has already inflicted real damage to our nation's aviation system and the impacts will only worsen over time," a group of aviation organizations including the National Air Traffic Control Association wrote in an open letter sent to government officials.
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That border sounds really worth it 

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I wanted to send tacos but I was told that was insensitive.
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Well tomatoes did originate in Mexico/central America so maybe pizzas say the same as tacos without them knowing it
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Subtle. I like it.
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Good on the guys and gals in the various centres for helping out their brethren down south!
I wonder if they sent along a note with the pizzas that said: “Walk Out!”
What could be more American than demanding to be paid for he work that you do? If the US ATC were to phase in a walk-out starting with clearance delivery at midnight one evening, and then introducing it system-wide, the lockout would be over by midnight the next night - and *all* the Government workers (not just those who have well-heeled Canadian counterparts) would be able to afford their own pizza...
I wonder if they sent along a note with the pizzas that said: “Walk Out!”
What could be more American than demanding to be paid for he work that you do? If the US ATC were to phase in a walk-out starting with clearance delivery at midnight one evening, and then introducing it system-wide, the lockout would be over by midnight the next night - and *all* the Government workers (not just those who have well-heeled Canadian counterparts) would be able to afford their own pizza...
Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two!