National Association of Air Traffic Specialists

Aviation Safety is Our Business

NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

Number 63
April 6, 2001

The next pay bargaining session is April 17. The NAATS team will press the management team for a serious offer. We have no intention of moving from our comparability position. 

I'm happy to announce the arbitration advocate training I mentioned in my last update went very well. Our nine advocates are ready to go and they will address all arbitrations with the possible exception of removal cases. These advocates will allow us to arbitrate many more grievances than we've done in the past. The advocates will receive additional training to sharpen their skills.

Our congressional testimony has been submitted to the appropriations subcommittee and will also be posted to our web page. We are working closely with our congressional liaisons and several meetings are planned with congressional members and their staffs. We are also targeting key members of the appropriations and transportation and infrastructure committees. We may ask that some of you who are in these key districts to fly in and help us with our lobbying effort. I'll provide you with more details as they are developed.

I have a meeting on April 18 regarding the new Air Traffic Oversight Committee. Hopefully this will answer the many questions about the future structure of the FAA.

There is a national FacRep/Manager meeting scheduled for the week of June 4 in one of the following three locations; St. Louis, Kansas City, or Phoenix. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the FacReps and managers to discuss the GA Summit and 7110 issues. ATP Liaison Donna Holmes is working to finalize the arrangements. We are planning a BOD business meeting in conjunction with the above. 

Lastly, the results are in on the special election in the GL Region. I want to welcome Jack O'Connell as the new Regional Director and I also want to thank outgoing Director Larry Burdick for all the fine work he's done over the years for NAATS.

Thanks also to outgoing ARW Liaison Margaret Hamilton for her hard work during the past year. Welcome aboard to Kerryaine Mazziotti who will replace Margaret later this month.

Wally Pike

Walter W. Pike, President

This page was last updated on 6 April 2001