Control Tower Controversy brewing in the FAA

John Mazor wrote:

That's because, as Reagan proved in 1981, federal unions such as PATCO
and NATCA are toothless tigers because they cannot strike. Their
sole power resides in their ability to convince management by the
logical force of argument - and we all know how well that works if
management doesn't want to cooperate - or lobbying for political
support on Capitol Hill.

NATCA just goes right over the head of management and directly to Congress.


NATCA's expensive PR campaign to influence
Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, necessitated by the loss of
the political support that they enjoyed during the Clinton years,
proves that point.

NATCA is always going to Congress about something or other.

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John Mazor wrote:

That's because, as Reagan proved in 1981, federal unions such as
PATCO
and NATCA are toothless tigers because they cannot strike. Their
sole power resides in their ability to convince management by the
logical force of argument - and we all know how well that works if
management doesn't want to cooperate - or lobbying for political
support on Capitol Hill.

NATCA just goes right over the head of management and directly to
Congress.

Right. They can't strike, so they play the only power card they have.

NATCA's expensive PR campaign to influence
Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, necessitated by the loss
of
the political support that they enjoyed during the Clinton years,
proves that point.

NATCA is always going to Congress about something or other.

Right. They can't strike, so they play the only power card they have.

FAA is trying to get its ATC act together, see the ATO announcements
today. Time will tell if they can straighten it out enough to
forestall privatization.

-- John Mazor
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