The woeful unpreparedness of Management

[PushingTin]

According to reddit, there's another positive at N90.

Shut it down!

 

[DankVectorz]

According to reddit, there's another positive at N90. If you weren't physically intimate with the person you're fine though according to natca and the agency. Apparently "close proximity" is being within 6 feet of the infected person for 30 minutes or more.

dude was a mid shifter who hasn’t been here since the night of the 19/20. N90 is going to ATC0 tonight (12am-4am ish) for disinfecting. They said anyone who thinks they might have had close contact to let your reps know and those people are on 14 day quarantine backdated from the 20th. They said everyone else monitor yourself. Reduced staffing schedule starts tomorrow anyway not much more that can be done. But let’s all please take limited info from Reddit to break out the pitchforks and torches.

 

[GulfCharlie]

Brothers and Sisters, Tomorrow, we embark on the national flexible schedule initiative to help ensure the safety of our members during the COVID-19 emergency. This agreement is the result of a monumental collaborative effort with the agency and tireless work from our NATCAvists across the country. Your voice is what makes our Union strong, and we have listened throughout this crisis. Modifying work schedules is one of several initiatives we have started in order to ensure your health and safety. Schedule negotiations and bidding usually take months using a process we've known and followed for years. As a Union, in a matter of a few days, we've accomplished something extraordinary. There is no handbook or established procedure for what we are dealing with today. It took an incredible amount of creativity, dedication, and collaboration to get here. Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and working with NATCA leaders from across the country, we've established a plan that helps to protect our members and also allows the essential safety services we provide to continue. This plan that reduces the operational schedules of almost every member across the country will have challenges, and we will continue to monitor, review, and modify it as needed to ensure the health of our members. Even after implementation, this plan will require teamwork to ensure a successful result. If you must be absent from work, please contact your FacRep as soon as possible to allow us to continue this plan with minimal adverse effects to your co-workers or the National Airspace System. NATCA will continue to be proactive and remain your advocate in developing solutions. As always, any member can directly contact their regional leadership at the email below with any questions regarding COVID-19 related issues. Someone will respond and provide an answer as quickly as possible. Alaska Central Eastern Great Lakes New England Northwest Mountain Southern Southwest Western Pacific Region X In solidarity, NATCA National Executive Board​

 

[Lemonhead]

natca giving themselves yuge pats on the back in that email. was rough

 

[LEAD004]

Haha

What kind of backwards ass shit is that?

It was to spread out the number of trainees training on the same positions. If you had radar experience they started you downstairs and if you didn’t you continued in the tower.

 

[PushingTin]

According to reddit, there's another positive at N90. If you weren't physically intimate with the person you're fine though according to natca and the agency. Apparently "close proximity" is being within 6 feet of the infected person for 30 minutes or more.

LGA area. Its going ATC Zero tonight for a "stage 3" deep cleaning. Who would have ever thought THAT would happen?

 

[ATC_av8er]

It's amazing this is what it takes for the Agency to give their facilities a halfway decent cleaning.

 

[Kilo popa]

LGA area. Its going ATC Zero tonight for a "stage 3" deep cleaning. Who would have ever thought THAT would happen?

The whole building is from 12-4 . Center has the airspace

 

[ehmeye]

dude was a mid shifter who hasn’t been here since the night of the 19/20. N90 is going to ATC0 tonight (12am-4am ish) for disinfecting. They said anyone who thinks they might have had close contact to let your reps know and those people are on 14 day quarantine backdated from the 20th. They said everyone else monitor yourself. Reduced staffing schedule starts tomorrow anyway not much more that can be done. But let’s all please take limited info from Reddit to break out the pitchforks and torches.

ZHU just got a positive. Guy hasn’t been here since Monday. Waiting for the county health authority and the CDC to make it official. Expecting to go ATC Zero for cleaning as soon as it gets set up. And I’m sure we’ll get to fill out questionnaires to see who gets to self-quarantine. Good times.

 

[EHF?!ibarelyknowher]

I heard a certain LA area tower was running out of toiletries...

 

[PushingTin]

I heard a certain LA area tower was running out of toiletries...

 

[academythrow]

I finally found a clinic in NYC willing to test me. I had a dry cough and sore throat for like 3 weeks. Didnt think anything of it until one of the Tech Ops guys tested positive. Waiting for the results, should get them next week. 3-10 days is the turnaround time...not encouraging during a pandemic but what else are you gonna do, NYC Dept of Health issued guidance to withhold all testing except in cases that require hospitalization.

Got tested in Staten Island. Was supposed to receive my results in two days, it's day four and still haven't heard anything.

 

[Phillyman2633]

Got tested in Staten Island. Was supposed to receive my results in two days, it's day four and still haven't heard anything.

Yeah I'm on day 4 still nothing. But they told me to call back in a week if I hadn't heard anything.

 

[32andBelow]

Got tested in Staten Island. Was supposed to receive my results in two days, it's day four and still haven't heard anything.

I heard some labs were only calling positives in California. Not sure what they are doing in New York.

 

[GulfBravoPapa]

My cousin (in MN) took five or six days to get her results and then she had to call in because nobody called her. This was like two weeks ago though.

 

[ClearanceClarence]

Well, looks like Trump did end up dumping the Easter idea and extended the National coronavirus guidelines for 30 days. I assume that means training and non-essentials will be out for at least that long as well.

 

[PushingTin]

Yes now all the Easter snark for the political zealots will have to turn into May snark. Since everything is political and Orange man bad. Even as thousands are dying and the country is thrown into a deep recession/depression. At least there isn't anyone left calling this a hoax.

Guess this answers "how long will we be on these new Coronavirus schedules"... at least a month. Dark days and scary times.

 

[Move78]

Yes now all the Easter snark for the political zealots will have to turn into May snark. Since everything is political and Orange man bad. Even as thousands are dying and the country is thrown into a deep recession/depression. At least there isn't anyone left calling this a hoax.

Guess this answers "how long will we be on these new Coronavirus schedules"... at least a month. Dark days and scary times.

Not all critiques have to be politically motivated. Maybe he gets called a dumbass on this one because he’s a dumbass.
Turns out there are repercussions to the fraud. His whole party collectively downplayed this thing so they could score political points calling out the opposing party for being wimpy alarmists. Now we’re in deep shit. How deep would the shit have been had we had somebody else driving the car? Who knows. But definitely less deep.

 

[PushingTin]

Not all critiques have to be politically motivated. Maybe he gets called a dumbass on this one because he’s a dumbass.
Turns out there are repercussions to the fraud. His whole party collectively downplayed this thing so they could score political points calling out the opposing party for being wimpy alarmists. Now we’re in deep shit. How deep would the shit have been had we had somebody else driving the car? Who knows. But definitely less deep.

in other words, Orange man Bad! the root of all evil. remember that one time he called Haiti a shithole? GASP. that was like, sooo bad. Clutching every pearl I have. He made America Great Again, and Sleepy Joe will make senility cool again. Either way every micro and macro thing that happens in the world is definitely the POTUS fault. According to some in this thread, he even has mind control over J. Vincent when it comes to Coronavirus schedule negotiations. China unleashed a devastating virus on the world, but we are in deep shit because of Trump lol. Everything is his fault. The whole republican party too according to you. If only Nancy and Chuck were in charge we would have came out of this unscathed and all our grandparents would have lived. Or you are just making partisan political attacks. i'll go w the latter.


IN other Quarantine news... Ozark season 3 is amazing so far. Cant stop laughing at this season.

Why was Green Day just on the Fox concert, dont they hate America?

We (NATCA?) should send pizzas or something to local nurses/hospitals. I feel a little bit guilty that we have our #BestJobinTheWorld while a lot of the country is suffering. That would be a lot more useful than wasting it on the PAC.

 

[FightingIrish2012]

Trump’s approval ratings and handling of the crisis ratings have been higher lately, I think most rational people understand that nobody could have prevented with other then China and that shutting down the country can’t last forever.