Good Afternoon all,
Looks like we averted another shutdown for a couple months, so that’s good, right?
2022 Bidding
We finished negotiating the BWS/AL/CIC/OT MOUs a couple weeks ago but it has taken a while to get through all the FAA’s hoops they like to jump through. They should be back to the facility by early next week and then they’ll be available to read through. As with previous years, we will have five days of briefings to talk about changes and a quick refresher on the bidATC website. Then we will begin bidding after that. The briefings are scheduled for 9 am October 12-16th and we are hoping to start bidding on October 18th.
*Remember to talk to your area rep about a bidding proxy if you plan to be gone and out of cell/internet range during the weeks following October 18th.
Covid-19
The FAA is requiring all employees to be personally briefed of the vaccination requirements. Within the document that is in your CEDAR, there is a time table for the different shots. All three shots have different waiting times between doses (except for the J&J since there’s only one) so the last days to receive the different brands are below:
We expect to hear sometime Monday/Tuesday about the exception/exemption procedures and will send it out as soon as we get it.
Also, the FAA is still working on the tracking/time and attendance portion of the time off awards offered in the vaccine incentive MOU sent out earlier this week. They should get that hammered out shortly and we’ll get that program running.
In Solidarity,
Amy Sizemore and Drew Stewart