We will have live streaming coverage on the home page of natca.org, beginning at noon
PDT on Monday, March 20. A video archive of the entire conference will be available on
our CFS playlist on YouTube after the conference.
ARCHIE LEAGUE MEDAL OF SAFETY AWARDS
NATCA is proud to announce its 2017 Archie League Medal of Safety Award recipients.
Named for the first air traffic controller, the Archie League Medal of Safety Award honors
air traffic controllers who have performed life - saving work in the previo us calendar year.
NATCA will honor the recipients on Wednesday, March 22, during the 13
th
annual Archie
League Medal of Safety Award banquet that closes CFS. To see the full list of winners,
please click here.
NATCA 30
th
ANNIVERSARY (1987 - 2017) : Our Year - Long Celebration
Our Focus During the Past Two Weeks
Part 1: The 1989 Arbitration Case About Offic ial Time
The expedited arbitration took into account three cases where a facility rep (LGB, ZDC,
and ARR) had been denied permission to leave the facility to perform official duties.
NATCA had met with the FAA on this issue in May of 1989 , and it seemed at that time
that the Union and Agency were talking the same language. However, as the list of
arbitrary local rulings grew, it became apparent that the FAA was having difficulty
communicating with its managers.
At the hearing, both NATCA and the FAA agreed that under Article 7, Sec. 2 of the
contract, the manager may not require the facility representative to furnish details as to
what he or she intends to do. However, that's where the agreement ended. Read more
here about how the case evolved.
Part 2: The Importance of NATCA Training
As a group of new FacReps gather s this week in Las Vegas for the first of four NATCA
Academy Basic Rep Training classes scheduled for this year, they continue a proud and
valuable tradition in this Union of training and education that began with a few classes in
1989 and the launch of a formal training program in the same year.
The FacRep class forms the bedrock of educati ng the Union's local chapter presidents
and other activists. The curriculum, which has changed over the years to adapt to new
collective bargaining agreements, has always covered the spectrum of labor -
management relations, including workers' rights under f ederal law. In the early days, the
class focused heavily on unfair labor practice charges, grievance procedures, conduct
and discipline, midterm bargaining, leadership skills, and more. Read more .
Visit our special NATCA 30
th
Anniversary web section : please click here .
Join the discussion on social media. Use #NATCA30
CALENDARS / SCHEDULES / UPCOMING NOTABL E EVENTS
National Calendar: The online NATCA calendar, complete with all training, regional
events, national events, meetings, history, holidays, and more , can be found by clicking
here .
NATCA Academy : The 2017 schedule of NATCA Academy classes can be found by
clicking here .
