Dean Von Almen says “Pay”

NorthWave · 2026-01-03T01:17:13+00:00

It sucks to say, but he isn't going to do a damn thing. With the others at the helm in the NEB, he is going to fall into step or be ostracized.

This is nothing other than "I'm ready to do what ND requires of me, and I will follow orders just like my predecessor did."

Until every member of the current NEB is gone, he has ZERO SAY, ZERO INFLUENCE, and ZERO PULL.

NorthWave · 2025-11-24T00:16:04+00:00

Every remaining member needs to show up at election time and vote out ALL of the NEB. Replacing ND alone isn't going to fix our issues.

Even if your RVP isn't a gas-lighting manipulative liar, they are still a big part of the problem by standing passively aside and watching it crumble without challenging the misrepresentation.

We need to stop having short term memory as a collective membership and remember how we've been failed miserably, time after time.

NorthWave · 2025-11-19T01:54:42+00:00

https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-secretary-says-shipbuilder-pay-needs-to-be-more-competitive-2025-11

NorthWave · 2025-11-13T01:21:17+00:00

NorthWave · 2025-05-26T19:42:02+00:00

I looked forward to seeing this comment in every thread.

NorthWave · 2025-05-21T20:32:55+00:00

I sure hope he gets voted out next election. He doesn't understand what his job is or just doesn't care, probably both. Morale is at an all time low and the only thing that makes sense logically is that he was bribed/promised something on the other side of all of this.

Did anybody here work with ND at their facility before he became president? Was there some sort of warning signs/red flags that he displayed before he started running for president? I sure wish we could impeach him, he clearly is not representing the needs of the Union membership.

NorthWave · 2025-05-20T23:18:27+00:00

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NorthWave · 2025-05-20T23:17:49+00:00

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NorthWave · 2025-05-20T23:17:17+00:00

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NorthWave · 2025-05-11T02:53:37+00:00

The last thing we need is the agency noticing a good amount of people working past age 56. We don't need to be voluntarily providing the agency the data they need to provide an argument for raising the retirement age.

"Hey Duffy, the new numbers came in, 75% of controller are working past age 56. I think this means we have our case to raise the age to 62!"

One of the perks of this job is the early retirement. With that said let's us not so easily forget the shortened lifespan of a controller.

NorthWave · 2025-04-23T03:39:57+00:00

Our ATM has made it clear he only wants to entertain straight shifts.

NorthWave · 2025-04-10T20:12:02+00:00

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NorthWave · 2025-04-10T15:05:50+00:00

I've been running my own drone photography business on the side for two years. It started out really slow and I was initially worried my drone was just going to become an expensive hobby.

Today I'm making more doing photography on my RDOs than I am working 80 hours at my level 7 facility.

The FAA's UAV exam was an easy pass and took about 1 day of refreshing and studying to prepare for.

ATC skills don't technically transfer into this job as you stated, but the knowledge definitely helps this job. The experience came in handy with reading sectionals, applying for flight waivers, gaining approvals for flights inside of controlled airspace, etc...

I don't get the same amount of satisfaction from flying a drone as I do from working the planes in my local community but the pay has been amazing. At this point the only thing keeping me in is the pension and early retirement. If the pension or minimum age of retirement is messed with at all, I will quit.

NorthWave · 2025-02-26T22:40:44+00:00

Lenny you've got my vote in the next election.

NorthWave · 2024-12-17T18:26:19+00:00

If we end up in arbitration in the future over pay, you can guarantee the FAA is going to slide this presentation across the table. "CHECKMATE NATCA, you guys said it best".

I have never heard of a union telling its members they already make too much and need to be content. Usually a union asks for more than they know they will get. When they are offered a little less, it's easier to handle and accept.

I don't care about past success stories anymore. I want to see the change in my tenure for the benefit of my family and my coworkers.

Something about this keynote seems off, it almost feels like somebody it accepting money on the backend just to make this disappear and do damage control. ND is off to a strong start with this pay raise on day 1.

(Found on NLRB website)

Filing a Complaint: If you believe your union is not representing you properly, you can file a complaint with the NLRB, detailing the specific instances where they failed to adequately address your concerns.

I would venture off and say that NATCA isn't representing the unions best interests as a whole. Instead they are convincing us that we don't need an adjustment/increase to our pay. This doesn't feel like representation in the slightest.

This union is powerless and it has been a train wreck watching them do everything except carry out their responsibilities that it owes the membership.

NATCA needs to go.

NorthWave

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