Sept/Oct '06: Vol 20, Issue 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• NATCA Nation Seething With Anger and Frustration As FAA Bullies Employees With Imposed Work Rules 
• You Can't Make This Up!  True Tales From the First 45 Days of Imposed Work Rules
• Presidential Perspective
• The View From the Executive Vice President Paul Rinaldi
• Report From the Field: The Effects of the IWRs
• Communicating for Safety 2006 
• Requests for Sick Leave: Protecting Privacy and Complying with FAA Requirements
• A Closer Look: FLRA General Counsel Colleen Duffy Kiko
• NATCA in Photos: September 2006
• LR Source
• What Would You Do if You Lost Your "Med?" 

NATCA in Photos: September 2006

NATCA Day at the Ballpark, September 6, 2006

With the highest bid in a NATCA Charitable Foundation auction, NATCA Executive Vice President Paul Rinaldi won the opportunity for his son, Anthony, to throw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game.  Fans in attendance were also treated to a rousing rendition of the national anthem by Charlotte controller Ann Marie Taggio.

2006 Indianapolis Labor Day Parade, September 2, 2006

Indianapolis Center (ZID) entered a homebuilt airplane, a helicopter, and an Indiana National Guard air traffic controller tower/truck as floats in the annual Labor Day parade, held in downtown Indianapolis.  Of the 60+ unions participating in the parade, NATCA was honored to lead the section after the grand marshals.  Photos courtesy of Tom Thompson, ZID vice president.