Endorsement Criteria

NATCA publicly endorses candidates for public office only in the following circumstances:

a. Candidates for the office of the President of the United States.
b. a. Individual with records of extraordinary support for NATCA’s positions on legislative and policy issues within Congress or relevant federal agencies.
c. b. Individuals who have performed extraordinary service on behalf of NATCA and its members…

(The rest of the section remains unchanged.)

Rationale: The NEB should not have the ability to endorse a presidential candidate without the consent of the membership. It divides and creates hostility between members that do not agree with the NEB. This last election we endorsed not 1 but 2 presidential candidates that either dropped out or hugely lost the election. This hinders our ability to make progress with the winning party. While we need to support those that support us, we also need to not make our job harder when working with less friendly administrations. Taking a look at our past endorsement winning percentages should be a wakeup call to stop this practice and use our strength in other avenues that yield better results.