This article describes what you need to know when it comes to the DOT/FAA drug testing, more specifically on the urine specimen collection process. A vast majority of employees represented by NATCA are subject to random, […]

Now that the Federal Labor Relations Authority has resumed the processing of unfair labor practice charges, it is important to understand your rights as the filing party in regards to resolution of a meritorious case. This […]

As an employee, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) provides eligible employees, in any (twelve) 12-month period, with up to (twelve) 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a […]

NATCA just recently received a decision from the FLRA involving an arbitration decision over a five-day suspension. DOT and NATCA, 0-AR-4378, 64 FLRA No. 110 (3/29/10). NATCA prevailed in the suspension and FAA filed exceptions over […]

It is important to note that the agency’s reliance upon position descriptions themselves does not constitute an assignment of work. Instead, the use of a position description is an indication of the agency’s decision regarding work […]

As a federal employee, you have the right to be free from discrimination or reprisal if you file an unfair labor practice charge against the agency or provide testimony to support a complaint filed against the […]