FAA Workers Return to Office to Discover Lead in Their Water
- Union has filed grievance, claiming lack of transparency
- Building shortfalls detected as workers are asked to come back
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After the Federal Aviation Administration’s antiquated air-traffic control systems attracted widespread attention in recent weeks, the agency is now confronted with another aging infrastructure problem that’s closer to home: lead in the water at its Washington headquarters.
The labor union that represents employees working at the FAA’s main base has been raising the alarm in recent days over the water quality at the two main federal buildings in Washington. According to the union, the agency has said it’s providing bottled water for drinking and hand-washing because water in one of the buildings “was found to be outside required thresholds.”