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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 112 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 Mourns Tragic Passing of TTD President and Labor Champion Larry Willis
WASHINGTON – NATCA President Paul Rinaldi and Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert issued the following statement today on the tragic passing of Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO President Larry Willis: “We have lost a dear friend and union brother, and the labor movement has lost a fierce champion and passionate advocate. We mourn with Larry’s…
2020 Archie League Medal of Safety Award Winners Spotlight: Western Pacific Region Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/natcapodcast/ep25-losing-altitude-options-grumman-pilot-gets-help-from-san-diego-controllers View a transcript of this podcast here. Duffy Fainer holds three skydiving world records and has encountered eight parachute malfunctions and one emergency ocean landing in 46 years of jumps. His first in-flight emergency in 15 years of flying airplanes, late in the afternoon of Wednesday, April 22, 2020, gave him a different kind…
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Benefits
Deadline for Unum Open Season Approaches on Nov. 30
Don’t Miss Chance to Get This Insurance That Takes the Financial Stress Away The current open season to enroll in the NATCA group long-term disability (LTD) program from Unum is scheduled to end on Nov. 30. Unum is the insurance that provides protection in the event you lose your medical or are disabled. Having insurance…
Retirement Webinars Scheduled through December
Upcoming retirement seminars have been merged and reformatted to be webinars due to the COVID-19 national emergency. They are open to any member nationwide. The upcoming webinars are as follows: October 28: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. PDTNovember 2: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDTNovember 19: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDTDecember 7: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDTDecember 29: 9 a.m. –…
Events
16th Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards Winners’ Spotlight: Western Pacific Region
Michelle Bruner and Jamie Macomber, San Diego ATCT (SAN) Duffy Fainer holds three skydiving world records and has encountered eight parachute malfunctions and one emergency ocean landing in 46 years of jumps. His first in-flight emergency in 15 years of flying airplanes, late in the afternoon of Wednesday, April 22, 2020, gave him a different…
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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