busiest air traffic facilities in the world, Munro is part of a team that hand les around 2,200
flights a day. In a dark control room, they guide planes that are departing or arriving at
San Diego, Long Beach, Burbank, John Wayne, Ontario, and Los Angeles airports, as
well as the region's general aviation and military air stations.
"We're not hired for our everyday work," Munro says, "but for what we can do when
something goes wrong." And most days, nothing goes wrong. But those rare close calls
stick with Munro and reinforce the importance of what she — and 15,000 others across
the co untry — do every day. "I feel very lucky," she says. "The truth is, we're here to save
lives. Our number - one goal is to get everyone on the ground safely."
Read the full story here.
TIME FOR 2018 CALENDARS!
Wall Calendar : The 2018 NATCA wall calendars will be sent to each facility in
December. FacReps – if you haven't already, please complete the online form (sent t o
you in your email recently) to request the number of calendars you'd like sent to your
facility.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Membership in the ATC bargaining unit is at 93.57 percent. There are 14,038 in the BU;
13,136 are NATCA members.
NATCA.ORG: MEMBERS SIDE R ESOURCES FOR STAFFING/TRANSFERS
NCEPT
Swap List
SAFETY AND TECH: CURRENT SOLICITATIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Please click here.
NATCA EVENT UPDATES
17
th
BIENNIAL CONVENTION – Philadelphia
April 17 - 20, 2018
Registration is open! Check out our section on natca.org devot ed to next year's 17
th
Biennial Convention in Philadelphia. You can register and find out more about the
agenda and much more. Please click here.
NATCA IN WASHINGTON
May 21 - 23, 2018
NATCA Legislati ve – our online resource. Please click here .
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY – Bally's Las Vegas
Oct. 22 - 24, 2018
We've got a section on the natca.org website devoted to CFS. Please click here .
AWARDS
For information on how to nominate your fellow brothers and sisters for the Archie
League Medal of Safety Awards, Professionalism Awards, and Region X Commitment to
Safety Award, which will be presented at CFS 2018, click here .
THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT – HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
We are here to answer any question you have, or h elp yo u find any information you
need! Do you have a good story idea for the NATCA Insider e - newsletter or social
media? Want to share a photo? Trying to find something? Give us a call or send us an
email. We'll respond quickly . If we don't know the answer , we'll work to help find it for
you as soon as possible .
Director of Public Affairs
Thom Metzger : tmetzger@natcadc.org ; 202 - 220 - 9834
