National Association of Air Traffic Specialists

Aviation Safety is Our Business

NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

We've signed the agreement with our new congressional firm and we are aggressively pursuing our goals on the Hill. We will have further updates on our progress as the details are developed. We appreciate all the requests for grass roots support and we'll have a plan developed during December. The plan distribution to you will be by both email and snail mail.

I met with Ron Morgan, AT-1, this week and we finalized the Familiarization Training questions and answers as well as agreed upon the eleven stations that are now authorized for international FAM training. The document will be signed by both of us and circulated to the field during the next few weeks. I'm happy to relay to you that there have been no violations of this training in our bargaining unit. As we all know, FAMs are essential training tools and do not constitute an entitlement. Kate Breen, NAATS ATX Liaison, is the subject matter expert for all questions regarding FAM training. She can be reached at (202)-267-8028.

NAATS Public Relations Team (PRT) Chairman John Dibble has developed and distributed a press release regarding the weather base communication problem between the U.S. and Canada. This is also available on our web page. John is also soliciting interest from the membership for vacancies on PRT. If you're interested please send your name and resume to NAATS Headquarters or contact John for more details.

We will report on the Board of Directors meeting in the next edition of the NAATS Bulletin. If you are not receiving this at your mailing address it means we don't have your current listing. Please contact Gretna DeStefano at NAATS Headquarters at (301)-933-6228 or email [email protected]. We plan to publish and mail the Bulletin during this next month.

I met with the new NATCA President John Carr and we agreed to work together on mutual goals. We are also going to discuss revitalizing the Aviation Labor Coalition (ALC). 

Wally Pike

Walter W. Pike, President

This page was last updated on 30 November, 2000