Happy Valentines Day. For those that will be going out for the evening, please be safe and enjoy your night. Personally, I will be cooped up at home enjoying the company of my children that are hopped up on sugar from all the school day exchanges. Wish me luck.
Parking Lot Closure
As many of you probably saw in CEDAR, there will be a pretty significant parking lot closure next week to get ready for the cranes and materials that will be coming to the facility very soon. I understand this is a pretty big inconvenience, but I have been assured that even with the large closure, there will be plenty of room for everyone to park. While this was being discussed with me, I did plead our case to have the parking spots behind the cafeteria returned to us for our use until they figure out what exactly they are doing with them. More to come on that next week.
Broken Headsets
I was informed this week that when we have broken headsets, it is extremely helpful to fill out the damage form when turning the headsets back in. Apparently, if the headset is less than one year old, it is covered under warranty, but the malfunction needs to be documented. I am pushing for this to be an OS function, but that means it would fall on us that are CICs as well. There will probably be more on this from management in CEDAR, but I figured I would give you all a heads up.
PRC Grievance
Locally, NATCA recently was awarded a partial victory on a grievance regarding the issuance and signing of PRCs in the area. The parties agreed that anything relating to a PRC (positive or negative) should be conducted outside of the control room, including the signature. This will most likely be a big cultural shift for us as a facility, but a shift that needs to be made. Please let a member of the Eboard know if PRC issuance or signatures are still taking place in the operational area so we can address it with the OMs and/or the front office.
That’s all for this week. I will be out of the facility on leave for most of next week, but as always, I’m just a call, text or email away. Enjoy the holiday week.
In Solidarity,
Derek Adams