Professional Aviation Safety Specialists – IL3

PASS Welcomes Mission Support Services

rcasey — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:46:29 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS) was announced as the certified winner of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) election to represent approximately 400 Mission Support Services (AJV) Air Traffic Organization (ATO) employees at the FAA. PASS prevailed by a vote of 105-71 in the secret ballot election where employees chose between PASS and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). The election was necessary due to an FAA realignment of employees represented by both unions. “Mission Support Services employees overwhelmingly chose union representation in this election. PASS is pleased that these employees voted for PASS,” said PASS President Tom Brantley.

Mission Support Services specialists and staff at the FAA are responsible for the development, maintenance and publication services for ground and space navigation systems at more than 3,000 airports in the United States and numerous airports in 46 other countries. These critical employees ensure the integrity of the nearly 23,000 instrument procedures and airways that make up the National Airspace System. “With Congress giving so much attention to performance-based navigation procedures, we look forward to continuing to work with the agency and Congress on this important issue,” said PASS Region V Vice President Robert Abbott.

OKC Union Meeting

rcasey — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:58:13 +0000

All PASS members as well as Technical Operations airway transportation systems specialists attending new-hire training in Oklahoma City are invited to a union meeting on April 25. The meeting will include a Q&A session on union topics. Presenters include PASS Region II Vice President Dave Spero, Region V Vice President Robert Abbott, PASS Region II Assistant Alan Page and PASS National Organizer Carol Bolay.

Details for the meeting are as follows:
Date: April 25, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Location: Shorty Small’s Meeting Room (please note new address)
2037 S. Meridian
Oklahoma City, OK 73108

2011 PASS Award Nominations Open

rcasey — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:00:29 +0000

The nomination period for the PASS Recognition Program is now open and all members are encouraged to submit nominations. These awards will be presented to the member(s) or chapter(s) that best exhibits outstanding contributions in the different categories listed below. Submissions should describe the specific activity and/or event(s) taking place during the 2011 calendar year and should be submitted using the following link.

http://www.passmember.com/2011-pass-awards/

The deadline for submission is May 4, 2012 at 5:00pm EST.

Chapter Advocate:
Awarded to the member who supports the goals of the chapter and the union overall. May be a member of a chapter committee or someone who works in one or more areas of chapter business such as safety, legislative, organizing, etc.

Chapter of the Year:
Presented to the chapter that best exemplifies the goals and objectives of PASS. Examples include a strong commitment to recruitment and retention activities, support of internal union activities, or promotion of an employee education program.

Contract Representative of the Year:
Given to the contract representative who exhibits dedication and leadership in upholding any portion of PASS’s contracts.

Fanfalone Scholarship:
The recipient of the PASS Fanfalone Scholarship must exhibit a similar level of dedication, leadership and solidarity as the award’s namesake. Among other things, this person should demonstrate a commitment to PASS and the labor movement as a whole, a high level of personal integrity, the willingness to serve, and the ability to motivate and guide others toward a goal.

Please note that only members who are active as of the deadline will be considered. PASS national officers (president, vice president, regional vice presidents) and associate members are not eligible for these awards. If you have questions regarding the program, contact the National Organizing Committee member for your region.

We look forward to reading all the nominations for those members and chapters that are doing an outstanding job for PASS!

2011 PASS Award Nominations Open

rcasey — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:00:29 +0000

http://www.passmember.com/2011-pass-awards/

The deadline for submission is May 4, 2012 at 5:00pm EST.

Contract Representative of the Year:
Given to the contract representative who exhibits dedication and leadership in upholding any portion of PASS’s contracts.

We look forward to reading all the nominations for those members and chapters that are doing an outstanding job for PASS!

Fighting Over Technical Staffing…Again?

rcasey — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:01:39 +0000

On March 8th, PASS received a letter from the FAA stating that after twelve(12) years the Agency has discovered that the Technical Employees Staffing Agreement is “contrary to law and is unenforceable” and, as such, “the Agency will no longer be bound by” the staffing agreement.

After multiple arbitration wins over this issue, PASS is still having to fight with the FAA over the agreed upon 6,100 employees needed to safely provide certification and maintenance to roughly 63,000 NAS Operational Facilities. These are the same facilities that allow the projected 732 million passengers projected this year to travel between about 20,000 airports in the US and thousands more internationally. After PASS’s arbitration win over the FAA in July of 2006, the Agency agreed in writing to “maintain the 6,100 staffing level for technical employees…for the duration of the current collective bargaining agreement….and for 16 months during the life of the successor collective bargaining agreement.”

This really begs the question. Is the FAA really working to collaborate with PASS as the say they are?

Click here to read PASS’s response to the FAA.