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National Air Traffic Controllers Association
NATCA is a labor union and aviation safety organization in the United States that represents nearly 20,000 highly skilled air traffic controllers, engineers, and other aviation safety-related professionals. NATCA was certified in 1987 by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to be the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Today, NATCA is one of the strongest labor unions in the federal sector and represents a range of aviation safety professionals in 15 FAA bargaining units, five Department of Defense air traffic facilities, and 117 federal contract towers. These air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals make vital contributions to the U.S. economy and make modern life possible by coordinating the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of nearly one billion aviation passengers and millions of tons of freight within the National Airspace System each year. NATCA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
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NATCA Update: Remembering 9/11 Through the Stories of Members Who Worked That Day
Brothers and Sisters, Today, we join the nation in marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and remembering the victims. We are also unveiling a new chapter in our recorded NATCA history, a collection of first-person written accounts from our members who worked that day. Over the course of the last year, we received stories from our…
Veteran Air Traffic Controllers Rich Santa and Andrew LeBovidge Take Office as New NATCA President and Executive Vice President
WASHINGTON – For the first time since 2009, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has a new president leading the Union that represents nearly 20,000 highly skilled air traffic controllers, engineers, and other aviation safety-related professionals. Rich Santa (pictured at left), a veteran air traffic controller from Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC),…
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Benefits
Member Benefit Spotlight: SkyOne Federal Credit Union
In our day-to-day operations, rates are extremely important! Nothing good ever comes from a rate that is too high. The same can be said when you have items to finance. The higher the rate, the bigger bite out of your bank account. NATCA wants members to always have access to rates that work for them, both on and off position. SkyOne Federal…
Updated 2021 Retirement Briefings
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our members, their families, and our benefits partners, the decision has been made to cancel the remaining in-person Retirement & Benefits Education Seminars for 2021. In order to fulfill your retirement and career education…
Events
Remembering AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who passed away suddenly last week, invigorated the labor movement and working people across the country with his passion. He fought for all union members with vigor and stood arm-in-arm with them every single day. NATCA members got a first-hand view of that passion on many occasions, most notably at two…
Spotlight
NATCA News Alert: Federal Employee Paid Leave Act Update
Brothers and Sisters, As you have read, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) contains a new title called the “Federal Employee Paid Leave Act.” This Act will provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to parents of children born or adopted on or after Oct. 1, 2020. NATCA has been working…
Aviation Facts
Fact: The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing five percent to the nation’s gross domestic product.
Average daily scheduled passenger flights
Pounds of freight moving through the NAS (2016)
Current Traffic
Tracking 10,677 airborne aircraft with 636,859,278 total flights in the database. FlightAware has tracked 113,709 arrivals in the last 24 hours.
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