NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

Volume 2, #15

January 4, 2002

Congress is in recess until January 22. Once they return we�ll continue to work with them on our pay and other issues.

Next week I will be in DEN, SEA and BOI to meet with the members and discuss issues. I�ve received confirmation that I will be informed of Administrator Garvey�s decision regarding the advisory arbitration hearing proposal on the pay impasse next week as well. Our hope is that she will agree with NAATS and allow a neutral third party hear the dispute and render an opinion. NAATS and Chairman Young are in agreement that this is a viable first step toward resolution.

There have been too many members to list that have helped on the pay dispute during the last two years. I particularly want to thank Debbie Shea, ISP FacRep and Marc Lackman, AK Regional Coordinator, for their continued efforts.

I have meetings this month with both ATS-1 Steve Brown and AT-1 Bill Peacock to coordinate the ATX recognition (time off award) directions to the regions for your efforts since September 11. Questions regarding these parameters should be directed to NAATS ATX Liaison Ron Maisel at 202-267-8028.

The initial group for the Flight Service Operational Support Center (FSOSC) will report January 14. There will be some training involved and it will probably be January 28 before they go fully operational. Again, the purpose of this group is to resolve NOTAM/TFR questions and problems from the field. Please direct questions on FSOSC arrangements to NAATS ATP Liaison Scott Malon at 202-267-9166.

The NAATS BOD Business Meeting will be held the week of January 14. If you have any items for the agenda please contact your Regional Director. A summary of the meeting will be distributed to the membership within the time parameters (basically 8 days) adopted at the last BOD meeting.

When I listed the attendees at the COU membership meeting last month I inadvertently left out Della Blakley and Ron Leicht. My apologies.

Wally Pike