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Post by coldlover on Mar 3, 2017 8:14:05 GMT -5
Is that saying they expect the act protecting us to be extended a year, or that they're expecting a huge fight over it? Who knows.Until we actually see some wording-- I would be severely hesitant to buy into it %100. PATCOISH is a new word for this uneasy feeling that came out last year by WEBSTER when Patco said this and that and there was no proof of this and that. I digress. By the "placeholder" I take to mean that when the spending bill is discussed -- the CWO program is included in that discussion. And sounds like the spending bill discussion will be contentious.
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Post by coldlover on Mar 3, 2017 8:16:00 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the info COLDLOVER. Good up to September 30,2017 and who knows after that and dosen't the current bill keep our program alive until Sept 30,2017? Yep. Why the above is "PATCOISH"...
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Post by binovc on Mar 15, 2017 9:22:13 GMT -5
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Post by northwx on Aug 24, 2017 13:48:38 GMT -5
Forwarded from Mark Neimeiser from AFSCME lobbyists: FYI - positive news Lawmakers to Pursue FAA Extension in September: Congress will pursue an extension of authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline, temporarily shelving plans to overhaul the air traffic control system, a senior Republican on House Transportation and Infrastructure said Wednesday. The strategy reflects reality that time is running out before current authority (PL 114-190) expires Sept. 30, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a phone interview. Though both chambers passed bills (HR 2997 and S 1405) through committees, neither has brought a reauthorization bill to the floor. The House bill would remove the air traffic control system from the agency and create a nonprofit corporation to oversee the system. That provision hasn’t won enough House votes for passage. Even if it could pass the House, differences with the yet-unpassed Senate companion and only 12 legislative days with both chambers in session before the deadline makes pursuing a full reauthorization impractical. “We obviously have to have an extension or something in place by Sept. 30,” Graves said. “We’re going to have to get to work on that because regardless of if the House were to pass something and the Senate were to pass something, we’re not going to make the deadline. The reality is we can’t conference everything out in that amount of time.” Graves, who chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure Highways and Transit Subcommittee, said work on the extension measure was already underway “in great part,” even as he and full committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., continue to work on building support for the full-scale reauthorization bill. Graves didn’t offer details of what the extension would include. Asked about the potential length of an extension, he said, “To be honest with you, that’s hard to predict as well. There’s advantages and disadvantages to both short-term and long-term so you just have to weight them out.”
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Post by Little Miss Sunshine on Aug 24, 2017 14:47:59 GMT -5
Forwarded from Mark Neimeiser from AFSCME lobbyists: FYI - positive news Lawmakers to Pursue FAA Extension in September: Congress will pursue an extension of authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline, temporarily shelving plans to overhaul the air traffic control system, a senior Republican on House Transportation and Infrastructure said Wednesday. The strategy reflects reality that time is running out before current authority (PL 114-190) expires Sept. 30, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a phone interview. Though both chambers passed bills (HR 2997 and S 1405) through committees, neither has brought a reauthorization bill to the floor. The House bill would remove the air traffic control system from the agency and create a nonprofit corporation to oversee the system. That provision hasn’t won enough House votes for passage. Even if it could pass the House, differences with the yet-unpassed Senate companion and only 12 legislative days with both chambers in session before the deadline makes pursuing a full reauthorization impractical. “We obviously have to have an extension or something in place by Sept. 30,” Graves said. “We’re going to have to get to work on that because regardless of if the House were to pass something and the Senate were to pass something, we’re not going to make the deadline. The reality is we can’t conference everything out in that amount of time.” Graves, who chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure Highways and Transit Subcommittee, said work on the extension measure was already underway “in great part,” even as he and full committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., continue to work on building support for the full-scale reauthorization bill. Graves didn’t offer details of what the extension would include. Asked about the potential length of an extension, he said, “To be honest with you, that’s hard to predict as well. There’s advantages and disadvantages to both short-term and long-term so you just have to weight them out.” Is there more to this story than what is posted here? We could not find it online at the office, but where is there a mention of the contract weather program. does this help or hurt us overall?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 6:42:43 GMT -5
Little to no real information is all we have been getting this year from Patco and our Contractor has been tight lipped as well, We have not heard anything from them and emails with question's go unanswered as well, Not helping morale at our station. Well it will not be long now till we all know what is going to happen to CWO program short or long term .
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Post by zoomthundersnow on Aug 25, 2017 8:50:49 GMT -5
Some of the employees badges are expiring here in September 2017, this is the latest information we have received on contract extensions, our site is in the final option year of the contract. The following email was received earlier this week from the FAA security office that issues badges
"Yes, we just received word on Friday that it has been extended to 9/30/2018. Each contractor will need to complete a 1681 form."
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Post by tornado on Aug 25, 2017 13:09:11 GMT -5
Some of the employees badges are expiring here in September 2017. My badge (FAA PIV card) was set to expire at the end of September as well. But I now have a new badge which is good through July 2020.
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Post by northwx on Aug 25, 2017 14:05:53 GMT -5
Keep up your contacts... My congressional staffer knows my voice when I call her on the phone. Offer them a dinner, donate to their re-election campaigns. Many in congress are on our side. The big take-away from Mark's email is that there is significant push-back to the FAA's strategy for future degradation of services and management pay raises. Privatizing ATC will put us directly in the FAA crosshairs despite the push-back - contract towers would be given weather responsibility. It's good news that CATC is on hold for awhile at least.
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Post by northwx on Sept 14, 2017 15:17:25 GMT -5
Mark Neimeiser forwarded an AFSCME letter to Congress opposing the FAA reauthorization act - the AIRR offers privatized towers and likely closure of CWOs. Their reasoning was philosophical from the standpoint that privatization places and profit motive in the hands of the airline industry where the public interest lies in safety. CWO preservation was specifically mentioned. Keep up your contacts - this ain't over yet, and the big hair hasn't sung either.
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Post by northwx on Oct 4, 2017 16:01:33 GMT -5
Latest forward from Mark Neimeiser: Subject: RE: Shuster Delivers Remarks on FAA Reform
We have a call today with congressional staff to strategize moving forward. As of now the word is that the bill will be on the House floor next week. We’ve continued to meet with offices throughout August and September. We estimate they’re still short GOP votes, and the democrats have mostly stayed away from the bill. But there might be some deal cutting over the next few days. I will send another update after today’s meeting. Karl Stark AFSCME Federal Government Affairs
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Post by northwx on Oct 5, 2017 15:34:38 GMT -5
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 11:18 AM To: Karl Stark <KStark@afscme.org> Subject: House FAA bill won't be on floor schedule next week forwarded from Mark Neimeiser from Karl Stark 10/05/2017 11:13 AM EDT House leadership will not include Rep. Bill Shuster's FAA bill on the floor schedule next week, according to sources familiar with the decision, dealing yet another blow to the Transportation chairman's push to peel air traffic control operations away from the FAA. The Rules Committee put members on notice earlier this week that it was "likely" to meet next week to set the parameters for floor debate on the legislation, H.R. 2997 (115). But the panel had also alerted lawmakers to an anticipated meeting in mid-July that was then never scheduled. Shuster has blamed the delays in part on other legislative priorities competing for floor time, like last month's aid package for victims of recent hurricanes, while publicly maintaining confidence that he'll win over enough lawmakers. But he and proponents continue to whip for "aye" votes on the legislation, which would put air traffic control operations in the hands of a nonprofit corporation.
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