Edit: missed the part about the tower controllers specifically, but the below still holds I think. Partner is a FA, and can confirm that just about every depar

Edit: missed the part about the tower controllers specifically, but the below still holds I think. Partner is a FA, and can confirm that just about every department is understaffed and overworked. Unions can't strike due to Railway Labor Act and the current contracts under negotiations have been going for 2+ years...in which a lot has changed in the industry. There is little light at the end of the tunnel and my fear is that it will take one or more catastrophic incidents before something is actually done.