At no time will NATCA funds be spent on supplying meals for any employer officials. This includes
Membership Dues, PAC contributions and any other revenue stream.

Rationale: The Body is aware of NATCA National representatives paying for members of management’s meals or paying for a lunch through catering services at meetings and/or events. While cost sharing with the Agency is acceptable for things like meeting room space, it is not appropriate for meals and/or dinners. In many instances, the FAA managers are in a travel status and therefore on per diem for the FAA and at no time can the FAA reciprocate the generosity. As an example, if the FAA COO and the NATCA President go out to dinner and the COO picks up the bill, it is paid for by him personally. However, if the NATCA President picks up the bill, it is vouchered to the NATCA membership. This uneven balance is not a practice that should continue.