NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

Volume 2, #27

April 12, 2002

No further information on the preliminary meeting with FMCS Director Richard Barnes. He is unavailable today but will return my call on Monday.

SO Regional Director Dave Hoover and SO Regional Coordinator Tom Forte are compiling some data for the hearing concerning LAS/AAS. Your input is needed and appreciated.

It would also be useful if you would forward NAATS Headquarters with any information on flight assists. The FAA does a poor job of compiling this data. It can be used at the hearing to substantiate some of our services that directly affect aviation safety.

I met with AT-1 Bill Peacock yesterday. The following items were discussed:

• We are exempt from the current ATS hiring freeze.
• There are problems in ATX regarding how new hires are counted and credited. This directly affects the AT-1 commitment to hire 98 new FSS air traffic controllers in �02. AT-1 will correct this.
• Some of the regions are doing a poor job of new hires. We have examples where facilities are 15 or more short staffed in air traffic controllers but the regions show an overstaffing balance. This is created, of course, by the fact that we�re lumped in with staff and management in the other than controller work force. This emphasizes the continuing need for our own staffing number of just FSS air traffic controllers. I�ll continue to work this issue with AT-1, ATS-1 and ALR-1.

This is also an issue for Capitol Hill.

NAATS Chief Negotiator Bill Dolan has completed negotiations on the OASIS and FSOSC MOU. This will be posted on our website.

Looks like a great national meeting next week. The guest room number indicates a large turnout.

Wally Pike