COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
STAT OF THE WEEK
95.90
That's the percentage of Eastern Region bargaining unit employees who are me mbers
of NATCA. It is the highest of any region. New England Region is a close second, at
95.73 percent.
LINK OF THE WEEK
Communicating For Safety Informat ion for Members
All information that members need to know before registering for CFS is located on this
page on the members side of natca.org. NOTE: The deadline to put your name on the
national excused a bsence request list for CFS is fast approaching! Al l nam es must be
submitted by Jan. 27 . The request form is located within the "Important Registration
Information" section on the link above.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Where can I find complete information about the Slate Book?
Please click here for a complete look at the Slate Book CBA, including joint guidance,
joint templates and associated instructions, MOUs, and more.
NATCA 30
th
ANNIVERSARY (1987 - 2017) :
LOOKING BACK ON THE UNION'S EARLY YEARS
This We ek's Featured Story: The Origin of the NATCA Name and Logo
In the fall of 1983, a group of controllers at Washington Center (ZDC) formed a facility -
based organization called the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA). The
group recognized th at organizing was the only way to fairly resolve their labor issues and
sought to rejoin the AFL - CIO. They recruited former PATCO Facility Representative
John Thornton to assist with their efforts. He became a tireless advocate for NATCA and
was essential in shaping the Union as it exists today.
The ZDC controllers first began meeting regularly after work. The facility needed more
controllers so that they could cut back on overtime hours and had several other issues
that needed to be addressed with managem ent. In order to begin, the group felt they
needed to operate under a name. They knew that rehashing PATCO would leave them
with little hope of being successful. Replacing "Organization" with "Association" in
PATCO was suggested, but "PATCA" was deemed by those involved to be too similar to
the now defunct PATCO. The group adopted National Air Traffic Controllers Association
(NATCA) instead, despite only being a single - facility movement at the time.
To read the full story from the NATCA Insider, please click here .
Visit our special NATCA 30
th
Anniversary web section; please click here .
Join the discussion on social media. U se #NATCA30
PRESS RELEASES ISSUED LAST WEEK
Jan. 9: NATCA Statement on Selection of Sen. Thune for Second Term as Commerce
Committee Chairman. Please click here .
