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JD would have been immediately dropped into the Newark thing, fatigue, privatization, ABACUS and a bunch of other shit that had nothing to do with the single issue of negotiating a contract two fuckin years from now.

Am I confident JD wouldn't have did what Nick did? Yes. Was that single issue enough for me to forget everything I know about what the union actually faces? No.
 
JD would have been immediately dropped into the Newark thing, fatigue, privatization, ABACUS and a bunch of other shit that had nothing to do with the single issue of negotiating a contract two fuckin years from now.

Am I confident JD wouldn't have did what Nick did? Yes. Was that single issue enough for me to forget everything I know about what the union actually faces? No.
Speaking of the fatigue thing is the union even doing anything? Are they just going to ask if we can go back to the rattler next year?
 
Ah yes, Libs of TikTok- a bastion of unbiased, completely in-context, definitely-not-outrage-bait information.
I mean...

Did she say it or not bro?

I don't really care what the context is. Doesn't really change her squawk of a voice.

Crikey! Here, we see a blarg in its natural habitat.. grumpy, only emerging from its long hibernation when it catches the scent of political criticism towards the left. This rare blarg sighting will surely be over when the pungent scent of Kamala Harris has faded and is replaced by non-political discussions of air traffic topics.

Join us next week when we chum the waters for the elusive blarg with bits of Biden senility and chunks of Kamala criticism..
 
Anyone want to guess how many people will quit the union?

Per the PPT, there are 187 lvl 4-7 towers/up downs with around 2600 controllers that definitely needed a raise because they've or will be stuck for nearly half their career by the time the extension ends. If you include all 8-9's, there are 68 facilities with around 1700 controllers. So that could potentially be 10-20% of members not including centers that got shafted for upgrades. Knowing NACTA they'll probably spin it something as a good thing.
 
Anyone want to guess how many people will quit the union?

Per the PPT, there are 187 lvl 4-7 towers/up downs with around 2600 controllers that definitely needed a raise because they've or will be stuck for nearly half their career by the time the extension ends. If you include all 8-9's, there are 68 facilities with around 1700 controllers. So that could potentially be 10-20% of members not including centers that got shafted for upgrades. Knowing NACTA they'll probably spin it something as a good thing.
It starts to be a lot cus the you got opportunistic quitters who just want to slip their paperwork in with everyone else
 
When Trumpers pretend hard enough that Trump didn't do or say any of the shit he actually did/said, it makes sense for them to see 4 seconds of clipped video and "Thank God" again that Kamala lost.

Meanwhile, I'm just here trying to figure out whether it's good or bad Trump also won't be President next year. Will his former rally sidekick be able to outdo him?
 
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Anyone want to guess how many people will quit the union?
Price is Right style?

11% quit the union. Maybe optimistic, but that’s this year’s churn.

You still have people in training who probably will want to but hang on. Additionally, you have some people who will stay in because they believe it plays a role in transferring, and then they will stay in while they train.

Then you will continue to lose 1% a year for the next couple of years, only bolstering losses by signing up new people. Maybe a little higher the year after next (2-3%) if people propose worthwhile constitutional amendments and witness them get shot down, maintaining the status quo.

The other wild card: PAC loss for the coming cycle. A lot of people who won’t leave will voice their displeasure this way. I’d wager a 20% loss to the PAC.

It will then be interesting to see the union’s financials if it does happen. I’d predict some committees meet less in person, as they will probably be cut first. You probably won’t see cuts to any RVP’s budget, that’s for sure.

Of course, they could always offset it by selling all that awesome merch we hear about in the NATCA store.
 
Price is Right style?

11% quit the union. Maybe optimistic, but that’s this year’s churn.

You still have people in training who probably will want to but hang on. Additionally, you have some people who will stay in because they believe it plays a role in transferring, and then they will stay in while they train.

Then you will continue to lose 1% a year for the next couple of years, only bolstering losses by signing up new people. Maybe a little higher the year after next (2-3%) if people propose worthwhile constitutional amendments and witness them get shot down, maintaining the status quo.

The other wild card: PAC loss for the coming cycle. A lot of people who won’t leave will voice their displeasure this way. I’d wager a 20% loss to the PAC.

It will then be interesting to see the union’s financials if it does happen. I’d predict some committees meet less in person, as they will probably be cut first. You probably won’t see cuts to any RVP’s budget, that’s for sure.

Of course, they could always offset it by selling all that awesome merch we hear about in the NATCA store.
Reference what you said about “believing it plays a role in transferring,” would you agree it plays a pretty decent role in transferring? Always heard if you’re not in natca you’ve got a pretty low chance of getting ranked where you’d want to/should be ranked for the possible gaining facility.
 
Reference what you said about “believing it plays a role in transferring,” would you agree it plays a pretty decent role in transferring? Always heard if you’re not in natca you’ve got a pretty low chance of getting ranked where you’d want to/should be ranked for the possible gaining facility.
It is often referenced on this site that some places wouldn’t pick you up if you were not in the union, or rank you lower.

Lastly, I always advocate for whoever brought donuts in on the tour. /s

The person that brings Heavenly gets preference over the person that brings Dunkin, as it should be!
 
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It is often referenced on this site that some places wouldn’t pick you up if you were not in the union, or rank you lower.

Since this wouldn’t be legal, I believe it is not the case.

Lastly, I always advocate for whoever brought donuts in on the tour.

The person that brings Heavenly gets preference over the person that brings Dunkin, as it should be!
We only have Krispy Kreme in PR, but I grew up on heav’nly and make a point to get there any time I’m home visiting family.
 
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