https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-air-traffic-controllers-practice-of-leaving-work-early-targeted-in-pay-dealContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-air-traffic-controllers-practice-of-leaving-work-early-targeted-in-pay-dealhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-air-traffic-controllers-practice-of-leaving-work-early-targeted-in-pay-deal#u143867Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:15:41 +0000United States air traffic controllers will receive a 2.8 percent pay raise under a newly struck agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Alongside the salary bump, the agreement targets the long-standing workplace practice of air traffic controllers leaving work early. The Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration finalized the arrangement with the union, addressing both compensation and specific operational staffing changes. The agreement couples the nearly three percent financial increase with stric