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O'Hare air traffic controllers face 1st paycheck cut amid government shutdown
The union representing air traffic controllers said members just got their pay checks that were short due to the shutdown, and that their next paychecks will be zero unless the government is back in business.

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Air traffic controllers at O’Hare Airport rally against government shutdown
O'Hare and Midway airports won't show Kristi Noem video criticizing Democrats for government shutdown
Airports Refuse to Show Video of Kristi Noem Blaming Democrats for Shutdown
More than a dozen airports across the country are refusing to display a video of Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, blaming Democrats for the government shutdown and any travel disruptions...

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Airport authorities in Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, and Portland have all declined to air the message
Multiple Airports Refuse To Air Kristi Noem Video Blaming Democrats For Government Shutdown
Bay Area airports say they won't show Kristi Noem's TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown
Many cited the Hatch Act, a 1939 law prohibiting the use of public resources for partisan political activity.

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Some airports reject TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown
Las Vegas airport won’t play TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown

O’Hare, Midway and other airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it’s political

In the video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations.
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Chicago's air traffic controllers feel impact of government shutdown

Air traffic controllers at O’Hare and other major airports are feeling the financial strain as the government shutdown enters its 14th day. Controllers are still required to work without full pay, receiving only partial paychecks as the shutdown continues.
Daily Herald

Rideshare drivers arrested at O’Hare during federal immigration sweep

A number of rideshare drivers serving O’Hare International Airport passengers were arrested in a raid by federal agents last week, officials said. The action comes amid an intensifying U.S.

Immigration enforcement agents interrogate, detain rideshare drivers at O'Hare Airport

Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.
WTTW News

12 Arrested in Immigration Raid at O’Hare Airport Rideshare Parking Lot Friday

Federal immigration agents targeted Uber and Lyft drivers in a raid at a parking lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday, according to a coalition of rideshare drivers.
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