It is not about us asking for a raise. It is about whether [some controllers] would lose out on cost of living increases if they continued to work, compared with retiring.

They are forcing out experienced controllers. They are not giving us a reason to stay.

It's been so long. I was expecting delays, but. ... I don't know if it's frustrating. You're just anxious to get it up. ... We want it to work. You can just imagine the work the engineers put into it.