You've seen it in all the tabloids. You've read about it and heard about it. You're tired of it and you wish it would just go away. But it won't. No, I'm not talking about Brad and Jen. I'm not talking about Vince and Jen. I'm not even talking about Britney and Kevin. I'm talking about Marion and our nation's air traffic controllers. Sixty days ago the FAA Administrator Marion Blakey got up and walked out on our nation's air traffic controllers, preferring to impose her will on them rather than complete voluntary bargaining on a new contract. She unilaterally terminated bargaining, breaking up with dedicated public servants who are asking for nothing more than fairness and accountability at the table.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6, the U.S. House of Representatives will suspend the rules for consideration of a bill that will make the critical difference between a fair arrangement that strengthens our nation’s air traffic control system or the unilateral imposition of a one-sided pay and work rules that could have disastrous consequences for the national airspace system we serve. Debate will unfold on Tuesday afternoon, and the vote on this bill will take place on Wednesday.
That is why you MUST – as soon as you can – reach out to your Congressperson IMMEDIATELY and tell them to vote “YES” on H.R. 5449, the LaTourette Bill. Drop your mouse, pivot in your office chair, pick up the telephone, and make the call. Right now. I know, I know...you've been to www.fairfaa.com, you've followed the action, you might even have made a call or two. Well, thanks. Now it's time to top off the computer-friendly spillproof mug with some fresh Kona brew and make a couple DOZEN calls. Call. And call. And call some more. Call until your phone breaks. Call until your digits ache. Call until Congress restores fairness and accountability to a process gone terribly awry.
You MUST tell them that all you are asking for is a fair hearing and a fair vote for our nation’s air traffic controllers. You MUST make it clear that you want and need their support, and that the nation’s travelers want and need their support.
No matter how tired or frustrated you may feel, no matter how many times you’ve already reached out to them, the time is NOW. It all comes down to THIS moment. THIS moment will decide whether they win; whether they deny us due process or fairness takes the day; whether they will take away pay, work rules, staffing and our family’s financial future, or our nation’s ATC system will continue to stand strong.
It’s NOW or NEVER.
Call their DC office, their district offices – Call EVERY one of them, EVERYWHERE. If you don’t know how to find your Congress person, go to www.house.gov, to get their contact information. DON’T WAIT!! Do it now.
And if your Congressperson is one of the several honorable Republicans listed below, who over the past few months have bravely resisted partisan pressures and stood up for our nation’s air traffic controllers – they need to hear from you NOW more than ever. Call these distinguished men and women to thank them for fighting for fairness, and urge them to keep up the good fight by voting “YES” on H.R. 5449.
Our trusted Republican friends and allies include:
Alexander, Rodney [LA-5-R] - 202.225.8490 Alexandria 318.445.0818, Monroe 318.322.3500
Barton, Joe [TX-6-R] - 202.225.2002 Arlington 817.543.1000, Ennis 817.543.1000, Crockett 936.544.8488
Bass, Charles F. [NH-2-R] - 202.225.5206 Concord 603.226.0249, Nashua 603.889.8772, Littleton 603.444.1271, Keene 603.358.4094
Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9-R] - 202.225.5755 Palm Harbor 727.773.2871, Tampa 813.960.8173
Bishop, Rob [UT-1-R] - 202.225.0453 Ogden 801.625.0107, Brigham City 435.734.2270, Salt Lake City 801.468.3570
Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-24-R] - 202.225.3665 Utica 315.793.8146, Auburn 315.255.0649, Cortland 607.758.3918
Bono, Mary [CA-45-R] - 202.225.5330 Palm Springs 760.320.1076, Hemet 951.658.2312
Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7-R] - 202.225.2031 Lafayette 337.235.6322, Lake Charles 337.433.1747
Bradley, Jeb [NH-1-R] - 202.225.5456 Manchester 603.641.9536, Dover 603.743.4813
Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5-R] - 202.225.1002 Dade City 352.567.6707, Brooksville 352.799.8354
Camp, Dave [MI-4-R] - 202.225.3561 Midland 989.631.2552, Traverse City 231.929.4711
Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2-R] - 202.225.2711 Charleston 304.925.5964, Martinsburg 304.264.8810
Cole, Tom [OK-4-R] - 202.225.6165 Norman 405.329.6500 Lawton 580.357.2131 Ada 580.436.5375
Davis, Geoff [KY-4-R] - 202.225.3465 Fort Mitchell 859.426.0080, Ashland 606.324.9898
Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1-R] - 202.225.4261 Yorktown 757.874.6687, Fredericksburg 540.548.1086
Dent, Charles W. [PA-15-R] - 202.225.6411 Bethlehem 610.861.9734, East Greenville 215.541.4106
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21-R] - 202.225.4211 Miami 305.470.8555
Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8-R] - 202.225.4404 Cape Girardeau 573.335.0101, Rolla 573.364.2455, Farmington 573.756.9755
English, Phil [PA-3-R] - 202.225.5406 Erie 814.456.2038, Butler 724.285.7005, Hermitage 724.342.6132, Meadville 814.724.8414, Warren 814.723.7282
Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7-R] - 202.225.5361 Warren 908.757.7835
Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [PA-8-R] - 202.225.4276 Langhorne 215.752.7711, Doylestown 215.348.7511
Foley, Mark [FL-16-R] - 202.225.5792 Palm Beach Gardens 561.627.6192, Port St. Lucie 772.878.3181, Port Charlotte 941.627.9100
Fortuno, Luis G. [PR-R] -202.225.2615 Old San Juan 787.723.6333
Gerlach, Jim [PA-6-R] - 202.225.4315 Exton 610.594.1415, Wyomissing 610.376.7630, Trappe 610.409.2780
Gibbons, Jim [NV-2-R] - 202.225.6155 Reno 775.686.5760, Elko 775.777.7920, Las Vegas 702.255.1651
Harris, Katherine [FL-13-R] - 202.225.5015 Sarasota 941.951.6643, Bradenton 941.747.9081
Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4-R] - 202.225.2565 Allison Park 412.492.0161 Ellwood City 724.752.0490
Hefley, Joel [CO-5-R] - 202.225.4422 Colorado Springs 719.520.0055
Hostettler, John N. [IN-8-R] - 202.225.4636 Evansville 812.465.6484, Vincennes 812.882.0632, Terre Haute 812.232.0523, Covington 765.793.2161
Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5-R] - 202.225.4476 New Britain 860.223.8412, Waterbury 203.573.1418, Dan bury 203.790.6856, Meriden 203.630.1903
Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15-R] - 202.225.2371 Champaign 217.403.4690, Bloomington 309.663.7049, Charleston 217.348.6759, Mt. Carmel 618.262.8719
Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] 202.225.5441 Fishkill 845.897.5200, Goshen 845.291.4100, Yorktown Heights 914.962.0761
King, Peter T. [NY-3-R] - 202.225.7896 Massapequa Park 516.541.4225
Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10-R] - 202.225.4835 Northbrook 847.940.0202, Waukegan 847.662.0101
Kline, John [MN-2-R] - 202.225.2271 Burnsville 952.808.1213
LaTourette, Steve [OH-14-R] - 202.225.5731 Painesville 440.352.3939
Lewis, Ron [KY-2-R] - 202.225.3501 Elizabethtown 270.765.4360, Bowling Green 270.842.9896
LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2-R] - 202.225.6572 Mays Landing 609.625.5008
Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16-R] - 202.225.5676 Rockford 815.394.1231 Crystal Lake 815.356.9800
Marchant, Kenny [TX-24-R] - 202.225.6605 Irving 972.556.0162
McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10-R] - 202.225.2401 Houston 281.398.1247, Austin 512.473.2357, Tomball 281.733.0999, Brenham 979.830.8497
McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11-R] - 202.225.8171 Livona 734.632.0314
McHugh, John M. [NY-23-R] -202.225.4611 Watertown 315.782.3150, Palltsburgh 518.563.1406, Mayfield 518.661.6486, Canastota 315.697.2063
McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25-R] -202.225.1956 Santa Clara 661.254.2111, Palmdale 661.274.9688
Miller, Jeff [FL-1-R] - 202.225.4136 Pensacola 850.479.1183, Ft. Walton Beach 850.664.1266
Murphy, Tim [PA-18-R] - 202.225.2301 Pittsburgh 412.344.5583, Greensburg 724.850.7312
Ney, Robert W. [OH-18-R] -202.225.6265 St. Clairsville 740.699.2704, Zanesville 740.452.7023, New Phildelphia 330.364.6380, Jackson 740.288.1430, Chillicothe 740.779.1634
Paul, Ron [TX-14-R] - 202.225.2831 Victoria 361.576.1231, Lake Jackson 979.285.0231, Galveston 409.766.7013
Pearce, Stevan [NM-2-R] - 202.225.2365 Las Cruces 505.522.2219, Roswell 505.622.0055, Hobbs 505.392.8325, Socorro 505.838.7516
Peterson, John E. [PA-5-R] - 202.225.5121 State College 814.238.1776, Titusville 814.827.3985
Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19-R] - 202.225.5836 York 717.600.1919, Carlisle 717.249.0190, Gettysburg 717.338.1919
Poe, Ted [TX-2-R] -202.225.6565 Humble 281.446.0242, Beaumont 409.212.1997
Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11-R] - 202.225.1947 Stockton 209.951.3091, San Ramon 925.866.7040
Porter, Jon C. [NV-30-R] - 202.225.3252 Henderson 702.387.4941
Pryce, Deborah [OH-15-R] -202.225.2015 Columbus 614.469.5614
Ramstad, Jim [MN-3-R] - 202.225.2871 Minnetonka 952.738.8200
Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT-R] - 202.225.3211Billings 406.256.1019, Helena 406.443.7878, Great Falls 406.454.1066, Missoula 406.543.9550
Reichert, David G. [WA-8-R] - 202.225.7761 Mercer Island 206.275.3438
Renzi, Rick [AZ-1-R] - 202.225.2315 Show Low 928.537.2800, Flagstaff 928.213.3434, Casa Grande 520.876.0929, prescott 928.708.9120, Window Rock 928.853.3750, Safford 928.587.3417, San Cralos 928.475.3733, Whiteriver 928.521.2810
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18-R] - 202.225.3931 Miami 305.275.1800
Ryan, Paul [WI-1-R] - 202.225.3031 Janesville 608.752.4050, Kenosha 262.654.1901, Racine 262.637.0510
Saxton, Jim [NJ-3-R] - 202.225.4765 Mt. Holly 609.261.5800, Toms River 732.914.2020
Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [MI-7-R] - 202.225.6276 Lansing 517.323.6600, Jackson 517.783.4486, Battle Creek 269.965.9066
Shays, Christopher [CT-4-R] - 202.225.5541 Bridgeport 203.579.5870, Stamford 203.357.8277
Sherwood, Don [PA-10-R] - 202.225.3731 Clarks Summit 570.585.8190, Williamsport 570.327.8161, Sunbury 570.286.1723
Shuster, Bill [PA-9-R] - 202.225.2431 Hollidaysburg 814.696.6318, Chambersburg 717.264.8308, Indiana 724.463.0516, Somerset 814.443.3918
Simmons, Rob [CT-2-R] - 202.225.2076 Norwich 860.886.0139, Enfield 860.741.4053
Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4-R] - 202.225.3765 Hamilton 609.585.7878, whiting 732.350.2300
Sweeney, John E. [NY-20-R] -202.225.5614 Clifton Park 518.371.8839, Redhook 845.758.1222, Glen Falls 518.792.3031, Delhi 607.746.9700
Terry, Lee [NE-2-R] - 202.225.4155 Omaha 402.397.9944
Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4-R] - 202.225.6216 Wichita 316.262.8992
Tiberi, Patrick J. [OH-12-R] - 202.225.5355 Columbus 614.523.2555
Walsh, James T. [NY-25-R] -202.225.3701 Syracuse 315.423.5657, Palmyra 315.597.6138
Weldon, Curt [PA-7-R] - 202.225.2011 Upper Derby 610.259.0700, Bridgeport 610.270.1486
Weller, Jerry [IL-11-R] - 202.225.3635 Joliet 815.740.2028
Wilson, Heather [NM-1-R] -202.225.6316 Albuquerque 505.346.6781
Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10-R] - 202.225.5136 Herndon 703.709.5800, Winchester 540.667.0990
