FAA and union agree to give air traffic control workers more rest between shifts
![Air traffic controllers watch for traffic from the control tower at the Tucson International Airport on Sept. 23, 2016 in Tucson, Ariz.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2600x1713+0+0/resize/2600x1713!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fd2%2F7de6ff434dd2ba20b995f15fc98a%2Fap24206569544421.jpg)
The agreement, which will give controllers 10 hours off between shifts and 12 hours off before and after a midnight shift, comes after close calls between planes that were following orders from controllers.
(Image credit: Ron Medvescek/AP)
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