July 15, 2016 // Photo Album: Washington D.C., Eastern Region: See All of the Places NATCA is Making a Difference Across the Country this Week

Jul 15, 2016

NATCA is proud to announce that the ATCS/TMC/FSS/NOTAM Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was signed at 3:30 p.m. on July 14, 2016. This contract incorporates all of NATCA’s collaborative principles and processes and will provide stability for the workforce for the next six years. The contract goes into effect on July 24, 2016.

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta were joined by NATCA Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert, FAA Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Teri Bristol, NATCA’s Contract Negotiating Team; Eastern Regional Vice President and Chief Negotiator  Dean Iacopelli,  Phil Barbarello , John Bratcher (Fort Smith),  Eddie De Lisle (Portland TRACON),  Jamaal Haltom (Las Vegas Tower), Drew MacQueen (Cleveland Center), Special Counsel to the President Eugene Freedman (National Office), and Director of Labor Relations  Ryan Smith (National Office); and the FAA Contract Negotiating Team; Chief Negotiator William L. Cound, Mohmad Danny Ahmad, Matthew Beck, Michael Doherty, Michael Doss, Steven T. Jackson, Shelly Mlakar, and Michael D. Williams.

For more photos from the ceremony, visit NATCA’s Flickr Album.

Photos below courtesy of the FAA.

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi and NATCA Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert attended the Eastern Region pre-convention meeting to speak with the region’s facility representatives about many important issues.