CONGRESSIONAL MEETING TIPS // 30
FULL MEETING OUTLINE // 31
FACT SHEET // 32
FUNDING TIMELINE // 33
ANTI-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ATTACKS // 34
STOP-AND-GO FUNDING // 38
STAFFING CRISIS // 44
MODERNIZATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE // 48
FAA REAUTHORIZATION // 42
KEY LEGISLATIVE VOTES // 56
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES // 66
GLOSSARY // 78
MAP // 82
Q & A // 52
NiW Today
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
1325 Massachusetts 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
DEPUT Y DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Doug Church
dchurch@natcadc.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ART
& DESIGN
Laura Roose
lroose@natcadc.org
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Grace Colby
gcolby@natcadc.org
SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE
Meagan Roper
mroper@natcadc.org
NiW Today
n a t c a . o r g / n i w
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
OVERCOMING POLITICAL DIFFERENCES // 15
CONGRESS 1O1 // 18
NATCAVIST TRAINING: FIRST-TIMERS AND BEYOND // 16
Q & A WITH PAUL RINALDI AND TRISH GILBERT // 14
FACILITY REP/STATE COORDINATOR TRAINING // 24
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE HATCH ACT // 22
HOW NATCA INFLUENCES THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS // 20
HATE POLITICS TOO? LET'S TALK // 26
PRACTICE THE "ASK" // 28
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