Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO

Bipartisan Senate Bill Calls On FAA to Restore Fairness in its Contract Negotiations Process

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), recognizing the need to correct what Inhofe described as a “very unfair process imposed upon employees of the Federal Aviation Administration,” have introduced bipartisan legislation that would ensure good faith collective bargaining for FAA employees and provide for an impartial impasse resolution process. Additionally, the bill would restart contract talks between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), with the process going to binding arbitration if negotiations are not successful at reaching agreement.

PASS Endorses Barack Obama for President

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents over 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DoD), today announced its support for Sen. Barack Obama for president of the United States. With a focus on matters that impact union members and aviation safety, such as privatization of the aviation system and supporting the workers who keep the system safe, PASS’s Executive Board decided that Sen. Obama displayed a record of commitment to the issues critical to the PASS membership.

Efforts By PASS and NATCA To Press FAA To Install AEDs In Facilities Finally Pays Off

Details: 09 Jul

NEWS ITEM: On Sept. 26, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will install automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all agency facilities with 50 or more employees during the next year. The agency says it will then evaluate implementation costs and whether a sufficient number of employees are volunteering to be responders. Pending positive results of the evaluation, the FAA says, it intends to deploy AEDs to the remaining FAA facilities with 10 or more employees during the following two years, which cover 97 percent of agency personnel.

PASS Applauds President-elect Obama

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents over 11,000 aviation safety inspectors and technicians at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DoD), released the following statement regarding the outcome of Tuesday’s election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.

FAA TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES TROUBLED BY FAA ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE CERTIFICATION

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, DC - The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents over 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) including technicians who install, maintain, repair and certify the radar, navigation and communication systems making up the National Airspace System (NAS), are extremely concerned over the FAA's attempts to make radical changes to its certification policy in order to advance its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and modernization efforts.

PASS TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE LAWMAKERS REGARDING FAA REAUTHORIZATION

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, DC - Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents over 11,000 employees at the FAA including technicians and inspectors, released the following statement regarding his testimony today before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security:

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Bipartisan Senate Bill Calls On FAA to Restore Fairness in its Contract Negotiations Process

PASS Endorses Barack Obama for President

Efforts By PASS and NATCA To Press FAA To Install AEDs In Facilities Finally Pays Off

PASS Applauds President-elect Obama

FAA TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES TROUBLED BY FAA ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE CERTIFICATION

PASS TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE LAWMAKERS REGARDING FAA REAUTHORIZATION

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