COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
STAT OF THE WEEK
NATCA members help the U.S. economy by moving 35 billion revenue ton miles of
cargo through the National Airspace System each year.
LINK OF THE WEEK
We worke d with the Drug and Alcohol Committee to update their section on the
members side of the natca.org website. Please click here . Included is a resources menu
tab that takes you to a page of imp ortant links, including "Drug and Alcohol Testing
Guide," "Drug Testing Checklis t ," and "What a Drug Test Should Look Like."
ATTENTION FACREPS – UPDATED AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT CHECKLIST
We updated our " Emergency" se ction of the Members Center to include the new aircraft
accident/incident checklist from the ASI Committee.
NOTABLE ITEM OF THE WEEK
We updated our one - pager of graphics and stats detailing the current state of the
controller staffing crisis. Please click here to view it.
REMEMBERING A FRIEND, A BROTHER, AND A FORMER COLLEA GUE AT THE
NATIONAL OFFICE
Ken Montoya, a veteran Capitol Hill staffer and former NATCA legislative affairs director ,
passed away on Nov. 30. He was 61. Ken worked for four NATCA administrations and
was instrumental in raising NATCA's legislative and polit ical activity to a high level. He
was a vibrant personality and a fierce supporter of workers and unions. Read more here
from the Dec. 2 issue of the NA TCA Insider.
PRESS RELEASES ISSUED LAST WEEK
• Congratulating House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster; p lease click
here .
• Congratulating Elaine Chao on her nomination to be DOT Secretary; please click here.
FROM THE NATCA.ORG WEBSITE
The updated NATCA Constitution , reflecting the changes mad e by the
convention body at this year's 16
th
Biennial Convention in San Diego. Ple ase click here.
NATCA INSIDER: In addition to the weekly issue that's delivered to you via
email every Friday, you can check out any article, present or past, on our online Insider
section. Pleas e click here .
ONLINE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORY: We have a fully updated
facility representative directory on the members ' side of natca.org. Please click here .
You can find any FacRep in any bargaining unit along with their contact information. To
find a full listing of other representatives at each facility, please click here. The facility
represent ative directory is automatically updated whenever the Unionware membership
database is updated. Thus, it is important that accurate and updated information is in
Unionware so it is then reflected on the website. We encourage all FacReps to please
review th eir own information on Unionware, particularly their primary email addresses, to
ensure it is accurate.
MEMBERS – YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR OWN INFORMATION AS WELL: The
NATCA Portal is where you can change your address (if you have moved), your email
address, a nd also your phone numbers. We need to ensure we have your accurate
