CONGRESSIONAL MEETING TIPS // 32
FULL MEETING OUTLINE // 33
FACT SHEET // 34
NATCAS FOUR CORE PRINCIPLES FOR REFORM // 35
STOP-AND-GO FUNDING // 36
FAA REAUTHORIZATION // 40
MODERNIZATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE // 46
OFFICIAL TIME // 50
ANTI-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE EVIRONMENT // 54
STAFFING CRISIS // 42
KEY LEGISLATIVE VOTES // 60
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES // 72
GLOSSARY // 78
MAP // 82
Q & A // 56
NiW Today
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
1325 Massachuses Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
natca.org
PUBLISHERS
Paul Rinaldi, President
prinaldi@natcadc.org
Patricia Gilbert, Executive Vice President
tgilbert@natcadc.org
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Thom Metzger
tmetzger@natcadc.org
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Doug Church
dchurch@natcadc.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS,
ART & DESIGN
Laura Roose
lroose@natcadc.org
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Sarah Zilonis
szilonis@natcadc.org
NiW Today
n i w . n a t c a . n e t
CONTENTS
AGENDA // 4
TRISH GILBERT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVIST AWARD // 6
WELCOME // 3
FEATURED REMARKS, EVENTS // 5
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE // 9
NATCA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT // 8
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURE // 7
NATCA BARGAINING UNITS // 10
UPCOMING EVENTS // 13
Q & A WITH PAUL RINALDI AND TRISH GILBERT // 15
CONGRESS 1O1 // 18
NATCAVIST TRAINING: FIRST-TIMERS AND BEYOND // 16
SUGGESTED WORKSHOP TRACKS // 14
FACILITY REP/STATE COORDINATOR TRAINING // 24
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE HATCH ACT // 22
AN INSIDERS PERSPECTIVE // 20
BUILDING A STRONGER BENCH // 26
PRACTICE THE ƒASK„ // 30
HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PAC // 28
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