Non pilot speaking
I find the most interesting words in the CBS article to be:
citing overworked air traffic controllers, many working six-day weeks
... including seven of the 50 busiest towers, are on six-day weeks.
Nevertheless, "agency officials indicated that they had no plan to mitigate the effects of air traffic controller fatigue," the GAO said.
The reason I consider them interesting is the introduction of the word
fatigue into air operations talk. Usually, that word is absent, even when many are saying that it is a big problem on the flight deck. Now it appears in ATC and ground control.
We've also heard this warning and response call before:
The union says the cuts are too deep and reduce safety; the FAA says air travel has never been safer
I'm just an old cynic, but I'd go with the Union on this one.