NEWARK, N.J. — As the government shutdown rolls on, airport workers are fighting back. Some were outside Newark Liberty International Airport handing out pamphlets to travelers, urging them to pressure their elected representatives. “I got my first pay stub last weekend, it showed zero. My wife is due to have our first child on Friday, so this is not what we want to be worrying about right now,” said Bill Striffler, an air traffic controller at Newark Airport. Striffler and thousands like him […]
