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NIW Today | 12 PRIVATELY CONTRACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS (FCT) » Date of Certification as a NATCA Bargaining Unit: The NLRB certified NATCA as the exclusive bargaining representative of the Union's first FCT, Central Wisconsin Tower in Mosinee, Wis., on Feb. 21, 1997. » Number of NATCA Bargaining Unit Employees: 481 » What They Do: Work for three private employers: Midwest Air Traffic Control Services, Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc., and Serco Management Services, Inc. These contract towers typically employ between five and 10 controllers, many of whom are retired FAA and military air traffic controllers. REGIONAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE/LEGAL DIVISION (AGC) » Date of FLRA Certification as a NATCA Bargaining Unit: Jan. 4, 2001 » Number of NATCA Bargaining Unit Employees: 11 » What They Do: Work in eight different regions in the FAA Legal Division. They are attorneys, para-professionals, and other administrative staff who provide expertise on legal issues, procedures and interpretations, and their implications to both the FAA and NATCA members. STAFF SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (SSS) » Date of FLRA Certification as a NATCA Bargaining Unit: Jan. 7, 2002 » Number of NATCA Bargaining Unit Employees: 610 » What They Do: These air traffic controllers located in service centers, air route traffic control centers, terminal radar approach controls, and airport traffic control towers support the daily operation of the air traffic system. They initiate procedural and traffic management changes to enhance the air traffic controller's ability to move aircraft through the system and support the work and overall tasks of ATCSs, including quality assurance, training, and personnel. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS/SPECIALISTS (TMC/TMS) » Date of FLRA Certification as a NATCA Bargaining Unit: May 25, 2007 » Number of NATCA Bargaining Unit Employees: 537 » What They Do: Work in en route centers, terminal facilities and Air Traffic Control System Command Center, maximizing the NAS by coordinating the flow of aircraft on a national scale. They are continuously aware of the traffic flow, status of navigational aids, weather conditions, and traffic forecasts to preclude situations that may cause sector saturation, excessive en route and terminal delays, and flights with undesirable atmospheric conditions. NATCA Bargaining Units

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