On April 30, 2012, new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election procedures came into effect, with the primary aim of making union elections in the private sector faster and less prone to bureaucratic delay. The major […]

Question: What are my rights if I am subject to reasonable suspicion testing for either drug or alcohol? Answer: Reasonable suspicion testing is conducted when the FAA suspects impairment by either drug or alcohol use while […]

Constructive discharge occurs when an employer, through unlawful discriminatory behavior, makes an employee’s working conditions so difficult or intolerable that any reasonable person in the employee’s position would feel compelled to resign or accept an early […]

When the Union files an unfair labor practice charge to contest that the Agency’s actions violated the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute, it is important to consider the types of remedies that should be requested. […]

Controllers who have filed workers compensation claims following an air traffic event such as a near miss or an airplane crash have often faced an uphill battle during the claims process. In order to obtain workers […]

A regular series of articles in the NATCA Insider weekly e-newsletter (to subscribe, email Doug Church) is devoted to your rights as a union member. From topics such as negotiations to the Hatch Act, the articles […]