2nd Quarter 2017

Is it possible to request a deviation for a swap if one facility is red?
If so, would it be acted on now, or have to wait until June?
 
We'll have to wait for the minutes to come out to get an official wording but our RVP says they're getting rid of the exempt status and level 8's and 9's will be staffed to 100%
 
Wait what do you mean about the level 8/9s?
8's and above could not pick up an ERR if their projected staffing was above the projected national average. Now they're eligible to select ERRs up to 100% staffing. Granted the NCEPT has still allowed this when they feel like it such as ATL getting 5 and IAH getting 3, but I guess it'll be official now...
 
Nothing is going to be changed with this MOU any time soon. This seems to be a low priority item with NATCA and despite how many voices of displeasure they have; there still aren't enough to get some action on changing this MOU. Heck if Congress has its way they will successfully drive a knife in the heart of government unions with the reform bill in the house right now. Then maybe every thing will shake up in the FAA about how every thing is done for the good or worse. If you're trying to get out of your facilities, I wish you luck but maybe its not a bad idea to get comfortable where you currently are. Acceptance is the first step to recovery right?
 
All,

At yesterday’s NCEPT panel, we revisited a few outstanding items for improving the process and finally reached agreement to make the following changes. Here's a quick synopsis:

1. Cat 1 and Cat 2 exempt - up to now, no releases were allowed that would drop the facility’s current or projected CPC/target ratio below the national average. This resulted in what were termed “Cat 1 or Cat 2 exempt” facilities - where the percentages were above the thresholds, but not movement could occur. We have agreed to allow movement of personnel where a facility could dip slightly below that floor. While we were initially looking at those facilities where the CPC target was at or below 15, we are moving to apply this to all facilities. Functionally, the number that can be released would be gleaned from Column Y of the PPT. So if a facility is showing a negative number in that column, they could release someone (or several). This number would be rounded up to the nearest integer and that would be how many could be released. For instance, if facility ABC was showing -.3 in Column Y, they would be able to release 1 person. If facility XYZ was showing -3.8, they could release 4. This should result in more movement in the system, and mitigate the number of facilities where there are too many on-board to receive new personnel, but too short to release anyone

2. Staffing level 9 and below up to 100% projected - we have decided to adopt the process where the NCEPT will considered additional movements between “green” facilities at the conclusion of the NCEPT round so as to try to staff level 9 and below facilities up to 100% projected CPC/target. We have been doing this for level 7 and belows, and level 9 and belows on a trial basis. Beginning in June, this will become part of the process. Ideally, this will help get more personnel into the mid-level facilities and thus promote additional upward mobility.
 
Is column Y the last or second to last one? And does that mean even if you're below the average and have a negative number then you can release someone?
 
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