Legislative Update

NATCAvists across the country met with congressional representatives this week. Billings Tower/TRACON (BIL) hosted Senator Jon Tester, D-Mont., this week. NATCA member Jason Bigler accompanied him on the tour. The Senator is a major supporter of […]

NATCAvists across the country met with congressional representatives this week.  On Aug. 8, Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., toured Boston Center (ZBW). N.H. state coordinator, Jeff Aulbach, lead the tour and described the operation and the service […]

NATCA continues to oppose cuts to federal employee benefits and retirement programs that would harm both active and retired NATCA members, as these cuts are unacceptable and could exacerbate the staffing crisis to emergency levels in […]

NATCAvists Build Relationships NATCA members across the country have met with representatives all summer. They educated them on NATCA, our profession, and built strong relationships at home and on Capitol Hill. Ready to get involved? NATCA […]

(Updated May 15, 2018) QUICK REFERENCE The Office of Personnel Management recently sent a letter to Speaker Ryan with a legislative proposal from the Administration that greatly affects federal employees’ retirement, including air traffic controller retirement. […]

ISSUE: Official time at the FAA is paid time that employee-representatives may use to resolve disputes, negotiate changes in working conditions, and to collaborate on workgroups that implement new procedures, such as NextGen. It facilitates meetings […]