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Official Statement of NATCA President Nick Daniels on the Ongoing Government Shutdown
The following is the official statement from NATCA President Nick Daniels: “Tuesday, air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals we represent received zero dollars in their paycheck, just two weeks after they received a partial paycheck. This is not acceptable. “For this nation’s air traffic controllers, missing just one paycheck can be a significant…
NATCA President Nick Daniels Pens Op-Ed for The Hill Newspaper
NOTE: NATCA President Nick Daniels penned an op-ed for The Hill newspaper highlighting the harm the government shutdown is causing to air traffic controllers and our National Airspace System. The article was published yesterday. The Hill is an American newspaper and media company focused on politics, policy, and business. It is distributed in print around the Washington, D.C. area, and…
NATCA Leaflets Nearly 20 Airports Nationwide as Shutdown Forces First Missed Paycheck
NOTE: NATCA distributed the following statement earlier today as a press release. Two weeks after first taking to airport terminals to warn travelers about the growing consequences of the federal government shutdown, air traffic controllers across the country returned to airports on Tuesday—this time without a paycheck. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) organized informational leafleting…
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Press Releases
Official Statement of NATCA President Nick Daniels on the Ongoing Government Shutdown
The following is the official statement from NATCA President Nick Daniels: “Tuesday, air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals we represent received zero dollars in their paycheck, just two weeks after they received a partial paycheck. This is not acceptable. “For this nation’s air traffic controllers, missing just one paycheck can be a significant…
America’s Air Traffic Controllers to Receive First $0 Paycheck on Oct. 28
Today, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) expressed its concern about the compounding effects the federal government shutdown is having on the approximately 10,800 fully certified air traffic controllers and thousands of other aviation safety professionals that it represents. The vast majority of NATCA members who continue to work without pay during the shutdown…
NATCA PRESIDENT NICK DANIELS: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHOW UP EVERY DAY
In a video statement released today, Nick Daniels, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), made clear that the responsibility for both the start and end of the ongoing government shutdown lies solely with elected officials. “Air traffic controllers did not start this shutdown, and we will not be responsible for ending it,” Daniels…
Congressional Testimony
Read NATCA President Nick Daniel’s Full Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure United States House of Representatives
Read the full text of NATCA President Nick Daniel’s testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure United States House of Representatives here.
NATCA President Santa’s testimony before House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation
Read House Aviation Subcommittee Written Testimony of NATCA President Rich Santa PDF here Watch the hearing and learn more here. 3-23-23 House Aviation Subcommittee Written Testimony of NATCA President Rich Santa FINAL[100]Download
Podcasts
NATCA President Nick Daniels Presses for Air Traffic Control Modernization in Podcast with Air Line Pilots Association
NATCA President Nick Daniels continued to press for air traffic control modernization, an increase in ATC staffing, and the need for coordination and support among aviation unions during an appearance on a podcast hosted by Air Line Pilots Association President Jason Ambrosi. Daniels and Ambrosi also spoke about how NATCA continues to advocate and fight…
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