PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS AFL-CIO
1200 G STREET NW NO 750, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.passnational.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: A) TO PRESERVE, TO PROMOTE AND TO IMPROVE THE PROFESSION, THE SAFETY AND THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF ITS MEMBERS.B) TO PRESERVE, TO PROMOTE AND TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC.C) TO DEVELOP AS AN ORGANIZATION WITH MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENTS AT ALL LEVELS.D) TO LEAD IN THE PROMOTION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE COMPENTENCE OF ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.E) TO REPRESENT ALL MEMBERS BY FAVORABLY INFLUENCING LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS ITS MEMBERS' WORK LIVES AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ITS MEMBERS, THEIR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN MAKING AIR TRAVEL SAFE AND THE CAUSES IMPORTANT TO THEM.F) TO ENHANCE THE RIGHTS OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH ALL LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, POLITICAL ACTION, TRAINING AND EDUCATING MEMBERS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUCH CIVIC AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS THE PASS EXECUTIVE BOARD DEEMS TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF PASS.

LABOR UNION REPRESENTATION

MEMBER SERVICES - INCLUDES ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERSHIP PROCESSING, ANSWERING INQUIRIES, ADMINISTERING/DELIVERING MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS, AND CONDUCTING MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS. ALL CHAPTER EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM AREA.PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE PASS MEMBERS WITH QUICK AND SEAMLESS ACCESS TO MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION AND THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM. PASS SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 4200 MEMBERS IN 2019.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: HELD A NATIONAL CONVENTION WHERE APPROXIMATELY 200 MEMBERS ATTENDED AND CONDUCTED A REFERENDUM ON CHANGES TO THE PASS CONSTITUTION. CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE "NEW MEMBER PACKETS" TO ALL NEW MEMBERS; TRACKED AND DUES PAYMENTS FOR EACH MEMBER; PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED PASS LOGO ITEMS TO MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY PASS MEMBERS IN THE WORKPLACE AND TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL - INCLUDES ALL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PASS' EFFORTS TO AFFECT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION WITH CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION THAT IMPACTS ITS BARGAINING UNITS. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: TO ENSURE THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION AIMED AT IMPROVING AND PROTECTING THE JOBS, WORKING CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS OF BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE AVIATION SYSTEM.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WORKED ON FY 2019 AND 2020 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING FOR STAFFING, TRAINING AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS AT THE FAA. PASS PROVIDED INPUT INTO HEARINGS OVER HOW THE FAA CERTIFIES AIRCRAFT AND OPERATORS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. PASS LOBBIED CONGRESS ON ITS PRIORITIES FOR FAA REAUTHORIZATION INCLUDING FAA FUNDING, THE INSPECTOR STAFFING MODEL, TECHNICAL TRAINING, OVERSIGHT OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS, STREAMLINING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND A SAFETY AND HEALTH OFFICER AT THE FAA. PASS ALSO LOBBIED AGAINST AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PRIVATIZATION. PASS WORKED ON SEVERAL OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION REGARDING PAY AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAMS. THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT ALSO ASSISTS MEMBERS IN CONDUCTING LEGISLATIVE TRAINING AND GRASSROOTS LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY.

LABOR RELATIONS - LABOR RELATIONS INCLUDES ALL COSTS RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, REPRESENTING PASS MEMBERS, ENSURING THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES, AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS COVERING EMPLOYEES IN THE UNION'S VARIOUS CERTIFIED BARGAINING UNITS. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE AND ENFORCE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE/ARBITRATION PROCEDURE OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES; TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO UNION OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THE FIELD REGARDING THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS COVERING LABOR RELATIONS, FEDERAL SECTOR LABOR UNIONS AND FAA/DOD EMPLOYEES; AND TO REPRESENT THE UNION AND ITS MEMBERS IN VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE, CONTRACTUAL AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PASS'S LABOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN ACTION TO ASSURE THAT THE FAA AND THE DOD COMPLIES WITH THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, AGENCY REGULATIONS AND THE LAW. THE UNION HAS PARTICIPATED IN REPRESENTATIONAL, UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE AND ARBITRATION APPEAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GRIEVANCE/ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE UNION FILED AND/OR PROCESSED MANY GRIEVANCES AT THE LOCAL/REGIONAL LEVELS IN ITS FAA AND DOD BARGAINING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE CASES EITHER WERE SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED OR WITHDRAWN AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND/OR RESOLUTION. PASS ARBITRATED MORE CASES THAN THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

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