AMEND: Section 1. The following shall be used to determine seniority for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association:

a. Cumulative NATCA Bargaining Unit Time + Time Area/Facility Certified at Current Facility;
b. First Tie Breaker: NATCA Bargaining Unit Time;
c. Second Tie Breaker: EOD/FAA;
d. Third Tie Breaker: SCD;
e. Fourth Tie Breaker: Lottery. The lottery shall be determined at the local level.

For the purpose of facility release policies, seniority will be determined by facility time only as a bargaining unit member at that present facility.

Cumulative NATCA Bargaining Unit Time is derived by totaling all time together spent in each of the  NATCA bargaining units. NATCA Bargaining Unit Time is defined as the total time in a given bargaining unit represented by NATCA and as defined by the petition for representation of that unit. Time Area/ Facility Certified at Current Facility is derived as a numerical value representing the total number of days fully certified at the facility.

Rationale: Including a calculation for time certified at current facility discourages the practice of “facility hopping” while rewarding BUEs for their longevity at their current facility. Additionally, this may act to slow the flow of BUEs to managerial positions which provide boosted seniority calculations for time spent in those positions. Seniority would be represented by a numerical value representing the total number of days of seniority.
For example:
BUE entered NATCA position 01/01/2015.
BUE achieved Area/Facility certification in current facility on 01/01/2020. Seniority Calculation Date: 12/31/2024.
Exact calculation of seniority can be easily accomplished with an excel formula by entering each of the three days: SENIORITY=DAYS(CALCDATE,NATCADATE)+DAYS(CALCDATE,FACCPCDATE). Therefore, in the example, this BUE’s seniority = 3652 days in NATCA position + 1826 days fully certified at current facility, resulting in a seniority of 5478 days on 12/31/2024.