Word: natca
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...unions in the control tower six years ago, after he fired 11,400 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. Now the nonunion replacements for the old PATCO members are 12,800 strong and have just formed -- you guessed it -- a union. This one is called NATCA (for National Air Traffic Controllers Association), and last week it won certification by a 2- to-1 vote...
...which is required by law to be neutral on the subject of an employees' union, has refrained from commenting on the NATCA organizing effort...
...potential membership necessary to petition for certification, and would be filing the pertinent documents with federal labor-relations authorities within a month. The aspiring union, though, has openly declared that it will not use PATCO's methods to obtain any future bargaining demands. Said John Thornton, NATCA's national coordinator: "Our constitution pledges us to use lawful means only. We will work within the system." By law, federal employees are not allowed to strike or engage in labor slowdowns. Added Thornton: "Our rhetoric will be moderate. We are hopeful of achieving a better working relationship through cooperation instead of confrontation...
Controllers, even more than passengers, are feeling the effects of a record summer for domestic travel. NATCA claims that only about 62% of current controllers are fully qualified for all situations compared with about 80% of those employed before the strike. The FAA says 72% of the current controllers are fully qualified. NATCA also complains that many controllers regularly work six-day weeks without relief. Says Thornton: "They also put in too much time on a position without relief. Before the strike a controller typically worked a position two hours, then got either a break or a transfer...