Suffering ‘PTSD’ From Shutdown, Unions Gird for Next One

Labor unions are already preparing for another government shutdown after the last one that began in December and lasted 35 days caught so many by surprise, union leaders told Bloomberg Law.

“We have PTSD from this history,” Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, told Bloomberg Law. “There will be more urgency from aviation unions” the next time there’s a shutdown threat, said Nelson, whose union represents about 50,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines. Nelson made headlines earlier this year when she said unions would “ground” the U.S. aviation system if necessary to protect the public from the ...