Tell Members of Congress They Need to Protect Retirement Benefits for Air Traffic Controllers
John Carr Brings NATCA Into the New Millennium
Former NATCA President John Carr grew up in the Washington, D.C. area delivering The Washington Post as a paper boy. He then spent four years as a Navy controller in Corpus Christi, Texas, and aboard the USS Eisenhower, including a 152-day deployment at sea without a port call — a record that stood for 22 years. He turned down a job offer from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a few days after the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike, but reconsidered when his brother counseled him on his career options.