FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Air traffic controllers at Fresno Yosemite International Airport missed their first full paycheck on Tuesday.

Jerry O'Gorman is the Union President of Fresno's Air Traffic Control Union and says this week marks the first time workers received a blank paycheck since the government shutdown began 28 days ago.

"Two weeks ago, the average coworker here lost 20% of their pay," he noted. "Our paystubs actually were given to us 0.00. So, today's the first real impactful day for the shutdown for us."

He says one challenge lies in making sure the team stays motivated.

"It's an incredible amount of stress on us. We have a really high-stakes, high-stress job already," O'Gorman explained. "It's hard for me to talk to my co-workers and encourage them because, again, we'

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