Story about staffing shortage, with lead in by Jake Tapper
WBBM - TV CHICAGO
Union Warns Air Traffic Controller Shortage Could Lead To Delays For
Chicago Travelers
Chicago TRACON NATCA FacRep James Hall included
WGCL - TV Atlanta (CBS)
Story about Atlanta TRACON staffing shortage
Atlanta TRACON NATCA FacRep Mike Ryan included
KTRH HOUSTON
Story about controller staffing shortage
NATCA NSW RVP Andrew LeBovidge quoted
Radi o broadcast version
Web story version
NEWS CHANNEL 10 AMARILLO, TEXAS
Story about controller shortage
12 NEWS PHOENIX
Story about understaffing at ATC facili ties
WTSP - TV (TAMPA)
Passengers concerned by air traffic controller shortage
FOX BUSINESS CHANNEL
Report on NATCA's press release about understaffed facilities; story ran in
dozens of FOX affi liates locally around the country
KTVT - TV DALLAS
Local DFW - based story about the staffing shortage
FEDERAL SOUP.COM
Air traffic controllers urge Congress to examine sta ff shortages
SKY NEWS (U.K.)
Air Traffic Control Shortage 'Will Cause Delays'
NJ.COM (New Jersey)
Staffing crisis could delay thousands of flights, controllers' union says
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Controllers Union Raises Alarm on ATC Staffing, Seeks Hearing
STAYIN G UP TO DATE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDING AND FAA
REAUTHORIZATION ISSUES : The latest news about government funding and
Con gressional actions and inactions is detailed above in the Government Affairs update.
But we know these important issues will return to the discuss ion in just a few short
weeks. While the FAA authorization extension runs through March 2016, the CR funding
t he government will expire in early December. A shutdown threat could return.
The Communications Department will continue to engage in media activity where
appropriate on these topics and inform our members of important news and updates
through a variety of ways, as we did all last week in the buildup to a possible shutdown .
Here are ways you can keep up with news and information:
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 fi le , you can do so through the NATCA Portal here .
Daily Press Clippings : If you're not already receiving the daily clips via your
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