Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) Region II

More Liaison Selections 5/3/12

The FAA has submitted requests to PASS for support on several projects and PASS has sent out notices to members regarding the projects and requirements for submission. PASS is happy to announce that a number of PASS liaisons have been selected to participate on the projects and represent PASS. Most recently, the following PASS members were selected as liaisons:

 

Future Facilities Program: Ed Tirado, Chapter NE3

Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM): Javon Henry, Chapter IN3

 

Thank you to all of those who submitted their names. If you were not selected for a project, please consider applying for another liaison posting in the near future. For those who were selected, thank you for volunteering and contributing your time and effort on behalf of PASS. The FAA will be contacting you shortly regarding details of the project and PASS National Assistant Mike Riso will also communicate with you regarding your duties and responsibilities. If you have any questions, please contact Mike at 803-553-5288 or michael.riso@passmember.net.

PASS WINS FLRA REPRESENTATION ELECTION

For Immediate Release
Contact: Kori Blalock Keller (202) 293-7277
May 2, 2012

 

PASS WINS FLRA ELECTION TO REPRESENT FAA MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES EMPLOYEES

 

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.

 

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PASS represents more than 11,000 employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense who install, maintain, support and certify air traffic control and national defense equipment, inspect and oversee the commercial and general aviation industries, develop, certify and publish flight procedures and perform quality analyses of the aviation systems.  For more information, visit the PASS website at [http://www.passnational.org/] www.passnational.org.

JLT Update May 1, 2012

THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR ALL FAA MANAGERS AND PASS REPRESENTATIVES
 
Attached please find the latest issue of the JLT Update, a newsletter that will help inform Tech Ops employees of JLT happenings and plans for the future. As an FAA manager or PASS representative, you are being emailed this newsletter with the request that you share it with your employees and PASS members.
 
Please forward the newsletter to other employees and post it at your facility. The newsletter will also be posted on the Tech Ops and PASS websites.
 
Thank you for supporting collaboration and the JLT's efforts.

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