Training
IST/Recurrent Training has been moved from March into the end of April. Cadres are needed. If you are interested in being a Cadre, cadre class dates are 4/23-24 or 4/25-26 (you will be scheduled in the class that best fits your schedule). Actual IST dates begin the next week 4/28-5/11. Please let any E-board member or a FLM know that you are interested in being a CADRE asap.
Airspace and Procedures
Our 60 day test with NUW over the use of Molson S above FL280 expired on January 4th-during the shutdown. I am in discussions about extending the test period as we were not able to formally wrap up the test results or gather data. We would also like more data due to an increase in traffic. Please continue to print strips or document callsigns of aircraft that have to be moved around the airspace when it’s scheduled above FL280. Please include a date on the strip.
Data is also being collected on the GLASR arrival in regard to the 2 transitions coming from the C area. If you receive 2 aircraft on the transition at the same time that are going to be close at GLASR, please print strips and forward them to the supervisor. This includes aircraft landing all airports on the GLASR arrival. We will collect data through early April.
LES/PAY
Now that we have made it to the pay period in which we should have received most back pay, you should have a good idea if you have been properly compensated. Every BUE is allowed up to 30 minutes to review their LES/pay calculator with their union rep. This can be any rep on the E-board. The calculator is very confusing at first but makes sense after a little bit of use.
If you would like to review your pay with a union rep please have the follow ready to go:
-PP27 LES (only needed if you want to calculate leave)
-PP1-4 LESs
-All of you shifts start and end times plus any leave used (a CEDAR report can be obtained with a simple breakdown. This will also show if you were incorrectly compensated in PP4 due to the early submission of timecards)
-Total CIC and OJTI times for each pay period. Please have them tallied prior to sitting down for a review. CIC times can easily be obtained in CRUART by getting a position report for your operating initials and the date range of each pay period. You will get SA1 and SA2 totals to add up. OJTI time is a bit trickier to obtain. You can also use CRUART to look at the OJTI reports but it shows every training session of the day for the entire center. Select dates you know you trained to make it easier to get a total for training time.
With the above information, the NATCA pay calculator will make you a LES for each pay period. We can then cross compare it with the actual LES that was issued and determine if you received all differentials and as well as the proper deductions. Be mindful that any savings allotment that would go into a secondary bank account will be part of your net pay for PP1-2.
In the event that your pay is still very inaccurate, you will have to be patient a little while longer. We have been advised that is may take until PP6 to get caught up. Please be sure to continue reading emails from NATCA national as it will have the most up to date guidance on issues with pay. Updated versions of the NATCA pay calculator are available on NATCA.org.
Brooke
440.227.5591