and in 2013, the measure drastically cut the FAA budget and caused furloughs at the
FAA. NATCA is continuing to work with members of Congress and their respective staffs
on this issue and reminding them of the affect it had on the aviation system in 2013, and
making clear that if sequestration cuts are implemented, the cuts will be larger than in
2013. We will keep you updated on these important issues.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION : The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I)
Committee has continued working on the FAA bill during August recess, but the
Committee's attention is now focused on both the Highway bill and an extension of the
FAA Authorization. We expect the FAA extension to last until early 2016, which would
hopefully allow time for a bill to pass both chambers and be conferenced before heading
to the President. At this time, the House T&I Committee has pushed off introducing their
FAA Reauthorization bill until October o r early November. NATCA Government A ffairs
staff will be meeting with House and Senate committee staffs to discuss NATCA
priorities for the inevitable extension. Government Affairs continues to work with the
committee staff on this issue and will provide u pdates as we know them.
PRESIDENT 'S FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE : President Obama has proposed a
one percent increase in federal employee pay, coupled with an increase in locality pay
adjustments. The total raise would be about 1.3 percent for civilian fed eral employees.
Federal employee pay was frozen in 2012 and 2013, and increased by one percent in
2014 and 2015.
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY (CFS) – REGISTRATION IS OPEN ! Don ' t miss the
chance to attend CFS, the aviation industry ' s leading conference, focusing on safety,
technology and building relationships. CFS will be held March 21 - 23, 2016 at Bally's in
Las Vegas. Visit natcacfs.com to secure your spot! On social media, use # NATCACFS .
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Communications Dept. Helps Union's Continued Get - Out - The - Vote Effort for AFN
Employees
There is just one more week left in the effort to win the support of the 1,300
employees of the new AFN (FAA Office of Finance and Management) bargaining unit
who are deciding wh ich union w ill represent them.
NATCA again last week reached out to each of them through both emails and
phone calls, asking for their vote and reminding them to vote. Ballots are due at the
Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) by Sept. 23, so NATCA has reminded AFN
employees to get their ballot s in the mail by the end of this week to allow the U.S. Postal
Service to get them delivered in time to be counted on Sept. 24.
Read our full coverage of the AFN election in the most recent issue of the
NATCA Insider .
Photo gallery from meet and greet events over the past few weeks.
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News and Notes From Our Public Affairs Shop
Atlanta : The BBC is requesting FAA participation in the channel's new, landmark
documentary series called 'City in the Sky', a cele bration of the aviation industry, its
