Michael Boyd
speaker
412 appearances
65 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
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Michael Boyd’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But more workers than usual called in sick during the last government shutdown, leading to delays in commercial aviation.
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Air traffic controllers say morale is even lower now because of a staffing shortage and stagnating pay.
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But the union that represents those controllers is urging them to be professional and not to engage in any kind of job action that could get them or the union in trouble.
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Unlike the last shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration plans to keep its Air Traffic Controller Training Academy open.
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part of its push to meet ambitious hiring goals.
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Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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The Transportation Department is announcing the new rules after fatal crashes this year in Florida, Texas, and Alabama.
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Officials say all three were caused by non-citizen truck drivers who should not have received commercial driver's licenses.
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The rules will make it impossible for many immigrants to get those licenses because only three specific classes of visa holders are eligible.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also threatened to revoke $160 million in federal funding from California unless it complies.
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A spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom defended the state's safety record.
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saying commercial driver's license holders from California have a fatal crash rate almost 40 percent below the national average.
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Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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The Transportation Department is announcing the new rules after fatal crashes this year in Florida, Texas, and Alabama.
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Officials say all three were caused by non-citizen truck drivers who should not have received commercial driver's licenses.
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The rules will make it impossible for many immigrants to get those licenses because only three specific classes of visa holders are eligible.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also threatened to revoke $160 million in federal funding from California unless it complies.
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A spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom defended the state's safety record.
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saying commercial driver's license holders from California have a fatal crash rate almost 40 percent below the national average.
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Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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