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National Office Update: Nov. 18-Dec. 22, 2019

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BRIEFING REQUESTS On Dec. 12, NATCA requested a briefing on the Emergency Autoland (EAL) Initial Turns Procedure. We are currently waiting for a response from the Agency to our request. POCs: Labor Relations Staff Representative Melinda Kim, Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson, Director of Safety and Technology Tom Adcock, Deputy Director of Safety and Technology Mark McKelligan, En Route Technology Coordinator Mark Prestrude, and AJV-8 Procedures Representative John Murdock. On Dec. 5, NATCA requested a briefing on the Reorganization of APM-500 to AAQ-900. We are currently in the process of scheduling this briefing. POCs: Labor Relations Attorney Suzanne DeFelice, Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson, Curt Howe, and Mike MacDonald. On Nov. 22, NATCA requested a briefing on the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Miscoding. This briefing occurred Dec. 18. POCs: Labor Relations Attorney Suzanne DeFelice, Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson, and Acting Director of Labor Relations Nicole Vitale On Nov. 21, NATCA requested a briefing on the Full Deployment of ERAM TR2. We have an extension on proposals for 14 days from the date of the briefing. We are currently waiting for a response from the Agency to our request. POCs: Labor Relations Staff Representative Melinda Kim, Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson, Director of Safety and Technology Tom Adcock, Deputy Director of Safety and Technology Mark McKelligan, Rex Jackson, and Robert Friedel. On Nov. 20, 2019, NATCA requested a briefing on FAA Notices JO 7110.XXX and JO 7210.XXX, ADS-B related ATC Surveillance Source Use. This briefing was held on Dec. 13. We are discussing internally the next steps to take regarding this matter. POCs: Labor Relations Staff Representative Melinda Kim, Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson, Director of Safety and Technology Tom Adcock, Deputy Director of Safety and Technology Mark McKelligan, PMO Representative Jeff Woods, AJV-8 Procedures Representative John Murdock, and Dan Hamilton. SURVEYS NATCA recommends participation in the AVS Safety Culture Survey for those in the AVS bargaining unit. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please email Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson at kmanson@natcadc.org.

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