u/IMadeAMistakeSry

Hello all. Currently a federal employee as an air traffic controller. Need advice or thoughts on my situation I will keep it brief.

I filed for reasonable accommodation-reassignment to a facility 10 miles away from me since my current medical status could not be maintained at current facility but could at the adjacent facility. This was in October of 2025 when I made the initial request.

December of 2025 I have to submit medical documentation which I do. FAA office of civil rights determines in March of 2026 that I have a disability. Now October of 2026 my decision maker informed me my reassignment has been approved and now a job search will be conducted for the next 60 days.

A couple of problems I should note. When I made the request last year, there were vacancies and spots available for my reassignment. Well over the course of a year those spots have been filled with various trainees and certifications. My concern is that the FAA will now try and say there are no vacancies available for my reassignment and not grant me that. But with a reasonable accommodation taking a year to fully process this feels like a huge violation.

Anyone have any knowledge on anything similar? There is not much reassignment discussion online so I don’t have many avenues to look all this up. I just don’t want to get screwed over and want to be the most informed I can possibly be.

I know the recent staffing changes will make things look strange but I want to understand. For example, a facility has over 100% CPC staffing but also has multiple trainees in the building so they’ll be well above the 100% CPC level (this woulda been the case with the CRWG numbers as well). So how does the funding allocated for that facility actually work? Or is the funding more so district/regional/national instead? Is there now no more funding for staffing at this facility? If so, what would the hypothetical cutoff be?

Any info related to this would be appreciated because I honestly have no clue how any of it works.

Hello all. I’m an air traffic controller in the FAA. I submitted a reasonable accommodation back in October due my lower back herniated discs causing distracting pain when I sit down for extended periods of time. I have already gotten injections that offered small relief but didn’t fix my core disability. I can’t get continuous injections either. I am pain free and not limited in any capacity as long as I’m standing or allowed to stand as needed. Problem is my current facility is a seated radar facility. I requested reassignment to a tower facility 10 miles away where it’s essentially required to stand while working airplanes.

I have a civil rights specialist assigned to my case along with a decision maker. Last I heard from anyone was my civil rights specialist back in early January where I had to submit medical documentation for the RA.

I know there has been a couple shutdowns and a huge reduction in the workforce within the last two years but I feel like this timeline is egregiously slow. I’ve reached out to my civil rights specialist via email back in March and have called his office number a couple of times last two weeks and I can’t get ahold of anyone. Fortunately I am able to work a position within my facility that doesn’t require sitting down so much so I haven’t needed any leave or been medically DQ’d. But I can’t work that position forever.

Does anyone have any info or insight into this? There isn’t much RA discussion that doesn’t involve remote work so I feel almost on an island here and my union doesn’t really have a say in this in the moment. I haven’t even started the interactive process yet. I also know reassignment is of last resort but the nature of my disability and the work I do makes it the only possible outcome (and my preferred one).

Hello. Question for yall because article 108 doesn’t really cover this. I am currently a CPC-IT at a level 11, previous facility was a level 9. I am in the process of transferring (due to medical reasons, not a hardship) to a near facility to my current one that’s level 8.

How does my pay work when I transfer to the level 8 in terms of presidential pay raises and June pay raise? I transferred late last year so it hasn’t been many raises. Does the 1% for this year and the 1.6% in June get added to what my pay was when I left my level 9? My base pay falls between the bands of the lower facility so no issue there.

Need any info yall got thank you.