Good Evening All!
Covid Vaccine
Most of you saw the new guidance in CEDAR for getting the vaccine. Basically it boils down to EA is only allowed if it’s pre coordinated, otherwise it’s sick leave. All vaccines need to be reported to the flight surgeon still. We have contacted the King County Public Health Department to inquire whether they have plans to place Air Traffic Controllers any higher in the phase program but we have not received a response yet.
Local Training Order
Recently, the national 3120.4 Air Traffic Technical Training Order was fully rewritten. Because of that, we need to bring our local order up to date and now have a chance to make some changes. If you have any suggested improvements or changes you’d like to see, please email Drew Stewart at drew.s.stewart@gmail.com.
On-call EA
With some of the areas going back to BWS and some other changes, management will no longer be scheduling “on call” EA. We are still collaborating on how exactly this will look, but don’t expect to know whether you have an EA day any earlier than the night before. While we are on the subject, EA is still a duty day. You must remain available, in the area, and responsive to phone calls. We are in danger of losing all EA if these conditions are not met.
Have a great week,
Derek Adams and Amy Sizemore