Family. It’s at the heart of a union. It is why PASS members call each other “brother” and “sister.” The family spirit of PASS goes deeper than fellow members. Families of PASS members—brothers, sisters, children, parents—are welcomed into the greater PASS family. And, this month, PASS lost a very important, very present member of the PASS family with the passing of Chapter AK3 President Vikki McCoy’s mother, Wanda Lorene Pennington Ivy.
As recently reported, there has been a cybersecurity breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) affecting systems and data that may have exposed the personal information of current and former federal employees. PASS has learned from the Department of Transportation (DOT) that DOT employee data, including the FAA, has potentially been compromised.
For the past week, PASS Region I has been in celebration mode since reaching a significant milestone: majority membership. Membership in the region is now over 50 percent for the first time in PASS’s history.
PASS National President Mike Perrone released the following statement at a press conference today discussing the benefits of Data Comm and the efforts of FAA employees represented by PASS.
Today, the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union representing systems specialists, aviation safety inspectors and other aviation professionals at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), submitted a written statement to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on the FAA reauthorization legislation and reform.
This week, PASS members from across the country traveled to Washington, D.C., to deliver important messages to their members of Congress. Over 60 members visited over 80 congressional offices to voice concerns regarding FAA reform, the impacts of sequestration and the need to fully fund the FAA, and legislation affecting federal employee pensions.
