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Presentation by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) providing a history of air traffic control in the United States. Covers NATCA’s founding in 1987, the 1981 PATCO strike and decertification resulting in the firing of 11,345 controllers, FAA hiring practices post-1981, and NATCA’s role as exclusive bargaining representative for FAA air traffic controllers, engineers, architects, nurses, and other aviation safety professionals. NATCA represents more than 15,000 aviation safety professionals across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. territories. Document addresses collective bargaining, aviation safety policy, legislative affairs, and technology advancement.