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Happy Thanksgiving from Your NATCA Family
For Thanksgiving, we share our gratitude for our Union brothers and sisters for your incredible solidarity. NATCA thanks you for your commitment and dedication to your local, region, and national union. Your hard work keeps our great nation moving and ensures the record number of Americans traveling this week for the Thanksgiving holiday arrive safely…
Congratulations to Our Newest FacReps
The NATCA Onboarding Committee welcomes and thanks all new NATCA leaders who have recently taken office for their terms as FacReps at their local facilities. Alaskan Region: Isaiah Cray (Flight Services Station JNU, FS3 – KTN Facility) Central Region: Mark Romeo (Spirit ATCT, SUS) Eastern Region: Spencer Raidmae (Binghamton ATCT, BGM) Jessica Schaefer (Poughkeepsie ATCT,…
NATCA Recognizes Scholarship Winners: Reagan Fowers
Every year, NATCA offers a scholarship program for spouses, children, stepchildren, and legally adopted children of active, retired, and deceased members in good standing for at least two consecutive years. This scholarship is for full-time attendance at accredited colleges and universities within the United States and its territories for an undergraduate degree program. This year’s…
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Press Releases
ICYMI: Video of Press Conference at NATCA’s National Office as Air Traffic Controllers Receive Second Zero-Dollar Paycheck
Earlier today, President Nick Daniels held a press conference at NATCA’s National Office to mark the second consecutive zero-dollar paycheck for the nation’s air traffic controllers. Daniels discussed the growing personal and professional toll that the shutdown is taking on air traffic controllers, and the potential impact on the traveling public as the busy holiday…
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…
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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