Official Time Threats : Anti - official time amendments freque ntly come up on the
House floor during consideration of appropriations bills. During consideration of last
year's Mil - Con VA bill in the House, an amendment was offered by Rep. Jody Hice (R -
GA) that would have eliminated official time for federal employees serving at the
Department of Veterans Affairs. NATCA GA successfully defeated the amendment when
it came up for a vote. GA staff remains prepared in case a similar amendment is offered
to any appropriations bills during consideration on the House and Sena te floor.
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL MEDIA TRAINING CLASS : On Tuesday, June
7, NATCA hosted its fourth media training at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Fifteen NATCA representatives from throughout the country at tended this half - day
training, led by NATCA Communications Department ' s Sarah McCann and Doug Church.
NATCA President Paul Rinaldi opened the training, during which representatives
learned about managing the media, controlling an interview and they practic ed on -
camera interviews. The day ended with an off - the - record reception with aviation and
transportation reporters, as well as with communications representations from other
aviation associations and organizations. The day was a great success, and we look
forward to teaching the next training in November.
A big thank you to NATCA's leadership for their support of this training, and to
our reps, for attending! If you're interested in attending a future media training, please
contact your RVP. Here are the N ATCA reps who took the training: Andre Jean (A90),
Angela Hudson (DCA), Corey Soignet, Dan McCabe (ZTL), Fred Romani (ZBW), Israel
Bonilla (PHL), John Fox (ZNY), Kyrandgel Rios (SJU), Mick Devine (BOS), Neil Caputo
(ZME), Patrick James (ZKC), Richard Kenni n gton (PDX), Sarah Balschmiter (PHF) and
Terry Donaldson (D10).
THE 2016 TENTATIVE CBA
We have set up a page on the members side of the natca.org website where you
can find all information related to the tentative CBA, including the full text of the 2016
tentative CBA, a rollover and change summary, and more. Please go to:
2016CBA.natca.net
TO ASK A QUESTION OF THE CONTRACT TEAM: Please send an email to
2016cbaratification@natca.net
NEW on 2016CBA.natca.net : Frequently asked questions, with answers.
If you need help getting to the 2016CBA.natca.net page:
HOW T O LOG IN : Use your NATCA Portal username and password. Once you
log in to the new members section using your NATCA Portal credentials, you can
choose "Remember me" and your browser will save it for ensuing visits.
HOW DO I GET MY PORTAL LOGIN CREDENTIALS IN ORDER TO ACCESS
THE NEW WEBSITE MEMBERS SIDE? Click or go here: https://portal.natca.net/ . You
can quickly and easily register for the NATCA Portal and create the credentials you'll
need to access the new member s section of natca.org. Use this URL or click:
https://portal.natca.net/Register.aspx . You will need your membership number. Don't
know it? Click here: https://portal.natca.org/ForgotUsername.aspx
ATTENTION FACREPS, AND ALL NATCA LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES:
We've created a section on the members side of the natca.org website designed
to be one - stop shopping for your needs in representing your l oc al. It's called "Member
