Mci controller expressed concern regarding management's change of shift hours and staffing numbers.

Attributes
ACN	729481
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci.tracon
State Reference	MO
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : radar controller : flight data controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 25
ASRS Report	729481
Events
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mci.tracon staffing : mci.tracon

Narrative:

Our shift hours were changed when the FAA forced their new work rules on us. They make us start our shift at XB45 now. That means that when the rest of my family is trying to go to bed I should be getting ready for work. However; I just go to work at XA00 and wait 1 hour and 45 mins to start my shift to keep from keeping my family awake. Then I have to stay and work until XJ45 when I am dead tired and drive home after that! We need 3 people on the shift in order to safely rotate for relief periods. The management at this facility is going to continue operating these dangerous shifts until somebody dies.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MCI CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S CHANGE OF SHIFT HRS AND STAFFING NUMBERS.

Narrative: OUR SHIFT HRS WERE CHANGED WHEN THE FAA FORCED THEIR NEW WORK RULES ON US. THEY MAKE US START OUR SHIFT AT XB45 NOW. THAT MEANS THAT WHEN THE REST OF MY FAMILY IS TRYING TO GO TO BED I SHOULD BE GETTING READY FOR WORK. HOWEVER; I JUST GO TO WORK AT XA00 AND WAIT 1 HR AND 45 MINS TO START MY SHIFT TO KEEP FROM KEEPING MY FAMILY AWAKE. THEN I HAVE TO STAY AND WORK UNTIL XJ45 WHEN I AM DEAD TIRED AND DRIVE HOME AFTER THAT! WE NEED 3 PEOPLE ON THE SHIFT IN ORDER TO SAFELY ROTATE FOR RELIEF PERIODS. THE MGMNT AT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE OPERATING THESE DANGEROUS SHIFTS UNTIL SOMEBODY DIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.