I wanted to follow up on the message you received from PASS on Friday afternoon regarding the FAA’s implementation of the full-time, in-person, in-office presence or Return-to-Office (RTO) policy.

The agency is now imposing a change in long ago implemented workplace flexibilities on you by directing you to report in person regularly and routinely to a facility for your assigned duties. This is solely an FAA decision influenced by executive orders and DOT guidance. Nothing has been agreed to by PASS.

Updated PASS ATO CBA, January 17, 2025

Appendices I-II; IV-VIII; signature pages, January 17, 2025
Appendix III, January 27, 2025

The FAA’s Facilities & Engineering Services (AJW-2) recently launched its new 10-year strategic plan, a collaborative effort between FAA management and labor unions PASS and NATCA.

Strategic Vision 2035 builds on the 2018 AJW-2 Strategic Plan and the 2021 update by incorporating input from external stakeholders and partner organizations within the FAA. The plan also integrates lessons learned from the implementation of strategic initiatives over the past five years.

“I joined the Strategic Planning Team to make sure our voice was heard,” said Dave Gorton, an electronics technician and PASS representative on the Team. “When I first got there, they made clear right away that we are all equals in that environment. The great thing was they really listened and took our input seriously.”

The new plan puts increased focus on improving workplace culture as well as finding better ways to integrate useful technologies into everyday work.

PASS filed overtime claims last year with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding certain job series in ATO that the union believed were covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore, entitled to time-and-a-half pay for overtime. PASS prevailed in its efforts and has reached a partial settlement agreement with the FAA. Employees in certain job series in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health will receive back pay for work performed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Read the settlement