On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 11:04:31 -0400, "Chip Jones"
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Staffing seems to be irrelevent for most FAA towers/terminals that I am
aware of. They have people. NATCA is 60% tower/terminal controllers and
they have tended to focus on tower/terminal issues. That's why
privatization is such a bugaboo for them- they recognize that FAA is on a
slippery slope after the Contract Tower program and that *all* of the towers
could be on the block at the stroke of a pen. That's a threat to their main
constituency.

What sort of union is afraid of organizing private sector workers? If
NATCA was a true labor organization, they would ATTRACT contract tower
personnel as new members by the fair wages, professional working
conditions, and job safety they could effect. If they can't attract
private sector members, NATCA needs to rethink its role.