COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTM ENT
NATCA DISASTER RELIEF , AND COMMUNICATING UPDATES TO THE
MEMBERSHIP ABOUT HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA
NATCA is coming together for its affected members, with money, supplies, and a lot of
hands - on hard work. Our resources for aid and communications:
Ho w You Can Help : Please donate to the NATCA Disaster Relief Fund. Click here .
How to Volunteer to Help : Email H arveyHelp@list.NATCA.net .
Do You Need Assistance from Fund? Please use this online form. Click here .
Need Help, Supplies, or Manual Labor? Email HarveyHelp@list.NATCA.net .
Membership Update (Aug. 30) : Read more .
Helping our Brothers and Sisters : Cleanu p effort begins. Read more . We'll have
expanded coverage of the effort to help our brothers and siste rs in the next issue of the
NATCA Insider on Friday, Sept. 8.
CISM Assistance Available : The NATCA Critical Incident and Stress Management
(CISM) Team has been working around the clock. They ' re standing by to offer
assistance to anyone at any facility. The CISM hotline number, available any time of day,
is 202 - 505 - CISM (2476). Their email is cism@natca.net .
We are using our social media feeds to provide real - time updates and news on both
storm s – Harvey and Irma - and how they're affecting our members and facilities.
Facebook: facebook.com/NATCAFamily
Twitter : Follow us on Twitter .
Instagram : http://instagram.com/natcanational
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company - beta/92749/
NATCA MEMBERS SHINE DURING ECLIPSE
Air traffic facilities across the Na tional Airspace System (NAS) experienced an increase
in air traffic operations during the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. It was the first total
solar eclipse in the U.S. since 1979 and the first time in 99 years that a total solar eclipse
crossed the co untry. It inspired massive interest from the aviation and space
communities that resulted in heavier than usual traffic, especially at airports near the 100
percent totality areas.
We were thrilled to be able to capture the great work of our members in a detailed
feature that we ran in the NATCA Insider last week – in the Sept. 1 issue. ICYMI, here is
the link to read the story and view some of t he incredible images of the traffic that our
members worked in many facilities.
NATCA FIGHTING TO PROTECT MEMBERS' RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Nearly one - third of our FAA - employed controllers are currently eligible to retire - and
they ' re likely to retire earlie r than anticipated in order to avoid harmful cuts to retirement
benefits, such as those proposed in the House Budget Resolution . The exodus of retiring
controllers would be detrimental to the National Airspace System.
Many of our members last week continued to host members of Congress and their s taffs
during facility tours that have taken place over this current congressional recess. We
chronicled many of those visits in the NATCA Insider last week . Read more .
