Red Deer Airport – Change in Level of Service
The results of a recent review at Red Deer airport have led NAV Canada to change the level of service to Control Tower from Flight Service Station.
The results of a recent review at Red Deer airport have led NAV Canada to change the level of service to Control Tower from Flight Service Station.
NAV Canada notified CATCA they will respond to our latest offer to settle the collective agreement on Monday, November 4. The offer will be received by President Peter Duffey and EVP Doug Best.
An appeal was heard in Toronto on September 19, 2019, for the Data Systems Coordinator position to re-evaluate:
– Problem Solving and Complexity, and
– Leadership and Development of Others sub-factors
After a strategic break, CATCA reconvened the Contract Committee this week in Toronto. The goal was to take a different approach, allowing us to craft another comprehensive offer for presentation to NAV Canada. The Committee has done exactly that, and on Friday, CATCA presented a complete proposal to settle this round of collective bargaining.
The CATCA Scholarship Award Review Committee recently released the evaluation results and we are pleased to announce the 2019 – 2020 CATCA Scholarship Award winners:
NAV Canada released a staff memo this afternoon that has caused confusion and concern with our members. CATCA would like to clarify some points.
We recently made members aware of the changes to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) that the federal government enacted on September 1, 2019. CATCA’s National Executive, along with CATCA General Counsel, Debbie Cooper, met with NAV Canada to discuss how these changes will impact the collective agreement.
The Executive Board met this week to discuss next steps in the bargaining process. Both Lewis Gottheil, outside counsel, and Debbie Cooper, CATCA’s general counsel, joined the Board. The meeting centered on obtaining a Maintenance of Activities Agreement (MOAA) with NAV Canada and discussing strategies on the next steps in bargaining.
This is a second call for volunteers for the CATCA Women’s Committee. Applications are still needed from the following FIRs:
As members are aware, Transport Canada released findings on fatigue and instructed NAV Canada to make changes to its scheduling practices in an attempt to mitigate fatigue. Transport Canada identified several areas to be addressed and required NAV Canada to file a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in a relatively short period. The CAP was submitted to Transport Canada in July 2019. NAV Canada is now releasing it to employees on the recommendation of the Fatigue Safety Action Group (FSAG) in the interest of transparency.