National Association of Air Traffic Specialists

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NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

The December 12 mediation meeting for pay negotiations has been postponed until sometime in January. I talked with the management Chief Negotiator and he suggested we might want to wait since they didn't have anything new to offer at this time. I agreed, since we don't have any intention of agreeing to their offer of record. Comparability remains the keyword for us. I'll keep you informed as details develop.

NAATS Administrator Ward Simpson has informed me that the date is October 24-25 for the NAATS National Membership Meeting next year. The location is the Luxor Hotel.

I talked with the AFSCME Chief Negotiator Steve Kreisberg this week and he advised that they're experiencing the same problems in pay negotiations. It seems that the FAA doesn't use the same criteria in valuing its employees. We agreed to stay in touch.

The FAA and the NATCA engineers have reached tentative agreement on a five-year contact. Pay increase is 5.5% with the payout respectively 21/2%, 1%, 1%, 1%, 0 in years 1-5; subject to membership ratification. 

I met with AOPA President Phil Boyer on Tuesday at their Headquarters in Frederick, Maryland. We talked about FSS concerns and agreed to coordinate in areas of mutual interest.

In case you haven't heard, AT-1 Ron Morgan is leaving for a post in Brussels. Word is that the FAA will aggressively pursue finding his replacement and the initial changeover will take place shortly after the first of the year.

President Clinton today signed an Executive Order directing the FAA to create a Performance-Based Organization to make air traffic control more efficient. I've attached a copy of all available information to this update. We're working with other unions but we don't know what the ramifications of this might be until we receive the FAA briefing. As soon as I have more details I'll pass them along.

Wally Pike

Walter W. Pike, President

This page was last updated on 7 December, 2000