Recent News

PASS Welcomes Mission Support Services

May 3rd, 2012

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 [...]

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OKC Union Meeting

April 24th, 2012

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 [...]

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2011 PASS Award Nominations Open

April 1st, 2012

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 [...]

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Fighting Over Technical Staffing…Again?

March 21st, 2012

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 [...]

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2012 CHAPTER SUMMIT!

March 2nd, 2012

PASS is excited to announce the 2012 Chapter Summit, a three-day event for chapter officers. The summit will be held July 16 to 18 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. Chapter presidents, vice presidents and one committee chair from each active chapter are invited. If the president or vice president is not able [...]

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