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But, again, this is not what the union is asking for. the union is not asking for this. this is a joint recommendation with the faa, based on science. we incorporated data from studies on department of defendants controllers, from nasa, and, again, were not alone in working shift work. theres a lot of science and data out there that shows that people who work shift work, who have to cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, are different than those who work 9:00 to 5:00. theres a lot of stories out t...

>> hold on one second. >> sure. >> why are they so tired on the job? >> well, fatigue-wise, controllers work the most unusual work shift, a ratler shift. >> why do they do that? why dont they have regular shifts midnight to 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. to -- >> straight shifts? >> yeah. >> why do they work shifts that change all the time? >> because if you did that, then some of the controllers would be working all of the busy traffic, other controllers working much less busy traffic and the proficien...