The air traffic controllers and TSA can prevent an extended shutdown

[SHRED]

By not showing up.
"Sick out"

The government shutdown ended after only 10 air traffic controllers stayed home

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/ten-air-traffic-controllers-shutdown/index.html

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I didn't think that these people (air traffic, etc.) were allowed to strike? NT

[marylandblue]

2. They aren't, but they can always call in sick.

You don't want an ATC working all foggy with a cold, do you?

[SHRED]

3. Bingo

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Absolutely! Although I don't fly anymore if I don't have to, being that the airports/flights/...

etc. seem to be a mess. I'd rather drive/etc.

Also, I imagine some of these folks are kind of pissed off at rump's engineered shut down of government (no reason/rationale at all), depriving them of possible paychecks, putting them under unimaginable stress, etc.

Perhaps if another shut down event looms, more federal and/or others outside the federal workforce will step up and say NO! I'd be there besides them.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. That's exactly what stopped it last tme.

As soon as air travel is interrupted, assholes like trump will have to back off.

[Midnightwalk]

6. Air traffic controllers made the difference

The article seems to say that the controllers calling in sick was the main thing since that shutdown flights (and LaGuardia in nyc).

TSA absentee rate increased from 3% to 5-7% in January. That caused delays through security but that was a (major) inconvenience not a financial disaster.

[link:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/17/politics/tsa-employee-unscheduled-absences-calling-in-sick-increasing/index.html|]

Just pointing out the difference.

[Sneederbunk]

7. Doing it at Reagan National and Dulles would be enough.