Phil Barbarello is serving his third term as Eastern Regional Vice President for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. He is a founding member of the union and has held several key leadership positions since its inception. A native of Jamaica, Queens, Barbarello joined the FAA in 1983 as a controller in Monroe, La., before making his way home to New York TRACON two years later.
He was a facility representative there prior to his election to Eastern regional Vice President in September 2002. Barbarello was also a member of NATCA's 1998 contract team and has worked on several national air traffic control agreements. Barbarello, the son of a unionized state employee, said he has always had a passion for labor rights and advocacy, and getting involved in NATCA was a no-brainer.....Read More