A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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UPCOMING RETIREMENT SEMINARS PROVIDED BY 4 SQUARE : SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY Administrative Software Air Traffic Procedures (AJV - 8) Airspace Data Comm Enroute Automation Modernization (ERAM) Integrated Display System Replacement (IDS - R) NAS Monitoring Equipment NAS Voice System NextGen Project Management Office RNAV And Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) Temporary Operational Contingency Office (TOCO) Terminal Automation Modernization Replacement (TAMR) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Wake Turbulence Office Weather LABOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT NATCA TO PROCEED TO RUN - OFF IN AFN ELECTION On Thursday, October 29, 2015, the FLRA counted 18 of the remaining ballots in the AFN election, after the Agency conceded that the voters who cast those ballots are eligible to be included in the bargaining unit. NATCA received the majority of those ballots with 11 votes to PASS's 4 and AFSCME's 3. These additional ballots brought NATCA' s final total votes to 306, with PASS receiving 128 and AFSCME receiving 164. The "No Union" option received 41 votes, and 21 ballots remain challenged and unopened. Even though NATCA received the most votes, a runoff election between NATCA and AFSCME i s required, because neither received an absolute majority among all ballots cast. NATCA is working closely with the FLRA and the other parties to set the details and dates for the upcoming runoff election, and we will provide updates as soon as informatio n becomes available. NATCA POCs: NOC Chairman John Bratcher, Region X RVP Mike MacDonald, Special Counsel to the President Eugene Freedman, and Labor Relations Attorney Nicole Vitale . FLIGHT SERVICE NAS INITIATIVES On October 26, 2015, NATCA received a briefing on recent developments in the Flight Service NAS Initiatives Project (FSNI). A NATCA/FAA workgroup has been collaborating to resolve the issues related to the Agency's efforts to discontinue certain services currently provided by Lockheed Martin F light Service Stations (LMFSS). This initiative does not apply to Flight Service in Alaska. The briefing covered the workgroup's