PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
STAT OF THE WEEK
There have been 19 government shutdowns since 1976.
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
While the shutdown ended on Monday, Jan. 22, we are keeping the important materials
related to the shutdown up on the members side of our natca.org website. Please click
here to find Q&A and other items including MOUs covering this important topic. With
funding secured only through Feb. 8, we will continue to monitor this situation closely.
Our Press Release Condemning the Shutdown – Jan. 20
Please click here.
Messages We Sent to the Membership Regarding the Shutdown
Latest Message: Jan. 22, 2018 - Government Shutdown Ends; Funding Through Feb. 8
Message - Please Click Here
Jan. 22, 2018 - Government Shutdown Update; Answering Members' Questions
Message - Please Click Here
Jan. 20, 2018 - Government Shutdown Begins
Message - Please Click Here
Jan. 19, 2018 - Shutdown Furlough Q&A
Message - Please Click Here
Jan. 19, 2018 - Legislative Action Alert
Message - Please Click Here
Jan. 18, 2018 - Legislative Update
Message - Please Click Here
Key Press Clip – The New York Times, Jan. 23
Excerpt: "By Monday afternoon (Jan. 22), hundreds of thousands of federal employees
across the country were left with a stinging case of shutdown whiplash as politicians in
Washington declared that the government closure was over. For now. Maybe.
"In interviews, federal workers said they were worried they would find themselves back
in the same position on Feb. 8, when the latest temporary compromise to fund the
government expires.
"I'm not holding my breath," said Paul M. Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic
Controllers Association, a labor union that represents 20,000 members, including 14,000
air traffic controllers. "You know and I know: Congress is not going to start working well
tomorrow."
"Mr. Rinaldi said that every day the Federal Aviation Administration spends handling a
shutdown hurts the agency's ability to operate.
