NATCA in Washington Attendance

NiW is quickly closing in on us.  This year it will be May 21-23 (M-W). Typically we fly in on Sunday night (May 20th this year) and leave on the last day.  If you are interested in going, here are a few things to consider:

- A stipend will be between $800-$1000 depending on how many people sign up to go. Any costs over that amount will be paid by the member.

- Currently, airfare is hovering around $600 dollars with few direct flight options.

- 1/2 of the hotel fees will be paid by national and the rest will fall to the member. If you share a room with another member, it will be paid in full.

- If you would like to attend, even if it's a long shot, please let me (via Slack or 206.406.0194) or any member of your E. Board know ASAP (AND PRIOR TO BUYING ANYTHING) so we can figure out the finances associated with that.

Thank you for your time.

Alex Navarro III, ZSE VP

Basic Legislative Class Mar 22-23 in Seattle

Please consider attending this class on March 22-23. If you're on the fence about the political landscape and how it intersects with our career, I would strongly recommend attendance. This doesn't mean that you are now tethered to politics nor is that the expectation. Go and get educated and then make up your own mind. If you do want to attend, please let any of your E Board members know and sign up through https://portal.natca.org.  Feel free to contact me on Slack or on my cell 206.406.0194 if you have any questions.  Below are some more details courtesy NNM Legislative Lead Richard Kennington.

Alex Navarro III, ZSE VP

A Basic Legislative Training is coming up in Seattle on March 22-23. If you are interested in attending, please go to https://portal.natca.org this week and register so that we can get an accurate head count and lock in our contract. As a reminder, the region will pay for two nights in a hotel for those outside the commuting area. Travel will be the responsibility of the attendee but locals are permitted and encouraged to help out where possible. 

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Richard Kennington

SkyOne Assistance in the event of a Government Shutdown via Dina Earl

The following message is from Dina Earl of SkyOne Credit Union.  Please take a moment to read the flier if you think you might need a little extra fiscal cushion in the event a Government Shutdown lasts long (which it hasn't ever before). Dina also recommends registering for an account with SkyOne today rather than on Saturday as the congestion might be high this weekend. If you have any questions, please use the toll-free number on the flier or you can contact Dina via her email.

Alex Navarro III, ZSE VP

Applications for this loan can only be submitted the first day of the shutdown. So if it happens on a Saturday, applications can be submitted online, a call back will happen that following Monday. 

Membership can be done now online.

Thanks,

Dina Earl

DJimenezEarl@skyone.org

2018 Pay Increase and Seattle Locality Adjustment via James Darlington

As many of you may have seen in previous emails our national average pay increase in January 2018 is 1.9%

This is broken down to a 1.4% increase to basic pay (which does not include locality) and a national average locality increase of .5%

Seattle’s locality has increased to 25.11% from 24.24%

Or in other words a .87% increase to Seattle locality.

Taking the 1.4% increase to basic pay and adding the .87% increase to Seattle locality we can expect to see a 2.27% increase to our base pay this January.

For further pay related questions please feel free to contact me.

James Darlington

NATCA NNM Pay Lead

904-347-3065

Legislative Activism Class via Richard Kennington

If you are interested, please let any of your E Board members for final approval. 

Thanks,

Alex Navarro III

NATCA ZSE VP

Dear Member,

There is still space available in the basic legislative activism class in Las Vegas on February 21-22. Participants will learn why NATCA needs to be legislatively active, what opportunities there are to get involved, what our efforts have done for our career and what we face in the future. This class will prepare attendees to fulfill the role of Facility Legislative Rep. Facreps should remember that if they do not have a facility legislative rep then the duties fall to them according to the NATCA constitution. 

If you would like to attend I encourage you to visit portal.natca.org and register sooner then later. If there is someone in your facility that you think would be interested in NATCA's legislative activity, please share this with them. 

In solidarity, 

Richard Kennington

Northwest Mountain Legislative Chair