Watch President Samuelsen Discuss the Shutdown on CNBC
Dear TWU Member,
On Jan. 25, TWU International President John Samuelsen appeared on CNBC to discuss the temporary end of the government shutdown.
"Opening for only three weeks is like putting a Band-Aid on a deep, gaping wound," Samuelsen said.
The government shutdown especially affected the safety and security of the American flying public. Federal Aviation Administration inspections of aircraft maintenance facilities on foreign soil have totally ceased.
"Three weeks is not enough time for the system to recover from the damage that was done to it," Samuelsen said.