Historical Committee

(Remembering the life and career of Barry Krasner, 1952-2018) What is NATCA’s biggest accomplishment? Barry Krasner believed one stood out among all the others – the Union’s direct affiliation with the AFL-CIO. “Trying to determine our […]

(Remembering the life and career of Barry Krasner, 1952-2018) Barry Krasner made a difference. In the professional and personal lives of every sister and brother who chose to be a NATCA member, and in the never-ending […]

Fulton County, Ga., Federal Contract Tower (FTY) FacRep Rick Cali helped preserve a piece of aviation history — and secured a prestigious accomplishment for air traffic control and our Union — when he successfully delivered the […]

  Dear Brothers and Sisters,   On June 19, 1987, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) certified NATCA as the exclusive bargaining representative of all air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Thirty-one years […]

Sandra Durbin was still a teenager when she joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and began her career in aviation. Her choice was motivated by a desire to go to college and the U.S. Navy promise […]

President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933. Historians have said that the pro-labor policies under Roosevelt’s New Deal helped form the basis of a long period of post-war prosperity that vastly expanded the […]