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Originally Posted by Towerboss

The only reason I'm not a NATCA member is because I can't afford it right now. I plan too as soon as I check out though. I'm just hurting so bad financially right now.

P.S. Can I recommend to some of the NATCA folks, to start an adoption or sponsor program for us new FAA folks. Like you pay our dues for us for a year or help us pay them? Just suggestions for a new controller who wants to be a NATCA member but can't pay for it now.

We talked this over at A80 and here was the consensus. When we came into the Agency no one paid our dues, and yes, we were making less than you new guys are. It's called "paying your dues"...get the pun? We also felt that, and yes this will be hard to believe, that after that time that we pay your dues is up, some noob is going to say I don't wanna pay dues, I can get what the Union offers for free. Or I still can't afford it so can you pay them longer, etc.

Last comment on this...Can you afford NOT to join the Union. We are the only ones looking out for you.