FREEDOM-OF-SPEECH wrote:
Mike wrote:
"barton fink via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote in message
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No2 wrote:
DAMN!!

http://themainbang.typepad.com/

This is John Carr at his best.

A few seconds at that link.
Clear that the spud you idolize is a foaming lunatic.

What's truly funny is the spud in question and those like him have
done more harm to the ATC profession than any morons like GW will ever
realize.

I'll give you an example. After the Comair crash 2 years ago, the
spud went on TV and said it was the FAA's fault because they were
forcing controllers to work with very little crew rest. The reality
is much different. At all FAA ATC facilities, NATCA proposes the
schedule for controllers. Most facilities opt for a shift structure
that starts out on an evening shift, transitions to a day shift (with
a short break in between) and then transitions to a graveyard shift
with another short break in between. It sounds crazy, but the reason
why they do that is to give themselves a longer weekend. After the
spud blamed the FAA for something that was NATCA's fault, the FAA is
now in the process of imposing a shift structure that will effectively
cut controller's weekends down by half. This is just a small example
of the nonsense they put out on practically a daily basis.

NATCA has the potential to do a lot of good within the FAA, but rarely
do they pick level headed leaders. Compare them to the airlines.
AA's pilot's union has a very sour relationship with management, but
even at that you will see their union standing toe to toe with AA on
some issues. If you look at some of the other industry unions, they
have a very good relationship with management. The FAA hasn't laid
off a controller in about 30 years. No controllers have received pay
cuts in the same time period. Yet NATCA takes a confrontational stance
on every single issue and they denegrate the entire FAA at every
opportunity even if they have to lie to do so. The OP is an excellent
example of the stupidity that infests their organization.


The FAA hasn't laid off a controller in about 30 years.
LIE
See AFSS



Oh **** I forgot

The FAA FIRED them all in 1980

DOUBLE LIE