The woeful unpreparedness of Management

[GulfCharlie]

UUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! If the person in question hasn't been in the facility since March 17, all virus particles outside of warm bodies are already DEAD! What is sanitizing ZNY going to do if those warm bodies are not getting TESTED?!?!

That would compromise safety, we never compromise safety! Keep them working boys

 

[Peter Gibbons]

Guys guys guys, if we plug our ears and cover our eyes this will all just go away.

Just don't touch your face while doing so.

 

[ATC_av8er]

That would compromise safety, we never compromise safety! Keep them working boys

Sounds like a dynamic decision was made.

 

[GulfCharlie]

Sounds like a dynamic decision was made.

I would go to convention (probably canceled at this rate) wearing a shirt that said “Dynamic Decisions...”

 

[Hissmeowra]

Guess the attempt to keep ZNY running at all costs was unsuccessful... at least part of the center is going ATC-0 overnight

 

[tskiman]

Guess the attempt to keep ZNY running at all costs was unsuccessful... at least part of the center is going ATC-0 overnight

Just overnight? For a cleaning then opening again? Or staying closed for a few days?

 

[Stinger]

Just overnight? For a cleaning then opening again? Or staying closed for a few days?

At 0330 or 0430Z until about 1030Z estimated ZNY is ATC-0.
They'll be disinfecting the facility.

 

[sk2286]

Would it be possible for NATCA to hold a vote of no confidence with senior FAA leadership over all of this?

I think senior FAA leadership would just laugh, honestly. Our union is great in many respects, but its power can be pretty limited in times like this.

 

[PushingTin]

ima play this for my ATM Monday...

We aint finna to do shit w this Cornovirus ???

 

[Southern]

Wonder how long until FAA employees start getting furloughed or laid off, seems to be the norm for all other businesses, global crisis? Layoffs. People dying left and right? How’s about no pay for an indefinite period of time.

 

[32andBelow]

Wonder how long until FAA employees start getting furloughed or laid off, seems to be the norm for all other businesses, global crisis? Layoffs. People dying left and right? How’s about no pay for an indefinite period of time.

Trumps whole stimulus is based on businesses not laying people off.

 

[CF]

Trumps whole stimulus is based on businesses not laying people off.

Yeah but trumps contempt for govt employees is well documented. Perfect excuse to purge scores of us.

 

[Jellismate]

Yeah but trumps contempt for govt employees is well documented. Perfect excuse to purge scores of us.

COVID-19 and the FAA are gonna purge us for him.

 

[DankVectorz]

Just overnight? For a cleaning then opening again? Or staying closed for a few days?

closed for cleaning/disinfecting. Opened back up and then closing again tonight to clean the whole facility. Will resume normal ops aside from the 2 immediately areas tomorrow.

Wonder how long until FAA employees start getting furloughed or laid off, seems to be the norm for all other businesses, global crisis? Layoffs. People dying left and right? How’s about no pay for an indefinite period of time.

I don’t see that happening but I can certainly see them using this traffic downturn as an excuse to revise staffing numbers. Good news boys, we’re all at 100% staffing!

 

[Bigfella]

ZNY earlier

 

[PushingTin]

Wonder how long until FAA employees start getting furloughed or laid off, seems to be the norm for all other businesses, global crisis? Layoffs. People dying left and right? How’s about no pay for an indefinite period of time.

im happy to accept a buyout plz. was hoping it would happen during the scam corporation privatization talks. #BestJobInTheWorld

 

[Southern]

I don’t see that happening but I can certainly see them using this traffic downturn as an excuse to revise staffing numbers. Good news boys, we’re all at 100% staffing!

What exactly do you mean about revising staffing numbers? Like facilities with 80ish% staffing are now suddenly 100% staffed?

 

[32andBelow]

What exactly do you mean about revising staffing numbers? Like facilities with 80ish% staffing are now suddenly 100% staffed?

That’s what he means

 

[Southern]

That’s what he means

What benefit would that provide the agency? We are already short staffed as it is, and now you’re going to say we are all 100% staffed close the gates we are no longer hiring? Seems like a recipe for disaster once folks start to retire...

 

[CaptainObvious]

What benefit would that provide the agency? We are already short staffed as it is, and now you’re going to say we are all 100% staffed close the gates we are no longer hiring? Seems like a recipe for disaster once folks start to retire...

We’ll just be at “80%” again