NATCA
In 1981, the labor union representing air traffic controllers made headlines when controllers staged an illegal strike and President Reagan fired all striking controllers in hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities. In the years following, as the system was rebuilt, it became apparent that labor representation was needed. The majority of active air traffic controllers voted for a new union and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) was formed. In 1987 the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) certified NATCA as the exclusive bargaining representative for the FAA air traffic controllers who are responsible for ensuring the safety of the flying public. NATCA is dedicated to preserving the strength and stability of America 's air traffic control system.
Today, NATCA, a federal-sector labor union, and direct affiliate of the AFL/CIO, represents more than 15,000 air traffic controllers throughout the U.S. and its territories, along with 2,508 other bargaining-unit members, ranging from engineers and architects to nurses and health care professionals.
Contact your members of Congress today (and every day) and tell them jobs that ensure the public's safety need to remain inherently governmental. Tell them to ensure that America 's air traffic control system remains the safest in the world.
Contact your Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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