Emails from National Office : As you saw on Sept. 29 with the most recent
email, i mportant updates from the National Office will be sent to each member via the
email address we have on file for you in our membership database. If you have not
received recent updates and need to either add or change the email address we have
for you on filed, you can do so through the NATCA Portal here .
Daily Press Clippings : If you're not already receiving the daily clips via your
email in box and would like to be added to our distribution list, email
dchurch@natcadc.org . Archive of all press clips available here . We are including many
shutdown - related clips in our recent editions of the daily press clippings package.
Press releases : We can add you to our press release list so you receive
anythin g sent out immediately upon release. Email smccann@natcadc.org .
Government Affairs Department Updates : In addition to the most recent
update above from Government Affairs, you can see past updates to get the ful l
background on all shutdown, sequestration, and FAA reauthorization - related news. Click
here .
Facebook and Twitter : The quickest way to get info rmation is via social media,
on NATCA's Facebook , Twitter and Instagram accounts. We encourage you to "Like"
and "Follow" them today. Postings over the last several days on the funding issue drew
significant interest and attention.
VIDEO CHANNEL – CAREER DAY MATERIAL: Got an opportunity to do a career day
event in your local area soon? Have a chance to discus s the ATC profession at your
child's school? Want to simply educate friends, family, and neighbors about what you
do? Acting on a good suggestion by a FacRep last week, we took some of our favorite
videos on our NATCA YouTube Channel and created a new playlist called "Career Day
Material." Check it out and feel free to use it. As always, please let us know how we can
improve our video channels. dchurch@natcadc.org
GOT A POSITIVE STORY OF GREAT ATC WORK AT YOUR FACILITY? WE WANT
TO HEAR IT! One of the best parts of our job here in the Communications Department
is working to get good stories into the hands of the media but we need your help! If your
facility is doing great work, let us know immediately so we can try and get it reported and
also have it nominated for an Archie League Medal of Safety A ward! Contact
dchurch@natcadc.org or smccann@natcadc.org if you want to submit ideas for media
stories. Use szilonis@natcadc.org for help in s ubmitting an Archie League Medal of
Safety Award nomination.
HERE'S ONE GREAT EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE COVERAGE : Last week, we
commemorated the one - year anniversary of the Chicago Center arson fire with special
coverage in the NATCA Insider. We released these materials, which provide the details
behind the incredible story of NATCA members rising above and beyond the call of duty
under extremely difficult and unprecedented conditions:
Video: Includes the ATC audio from the ZAU
Video: Special panel at Communicating for Safety last March that discussed the
event
Story: Written by NATCA and published last week in the new issue of the
quarterly magazine of the Air Traffic Control Association. Reprinted on the NATCA
members only webs ite here.
Media coverage: This story ran on Sept. 27 on WLS - TV Chicago .