PASS Members Reject Collective Bargaining Agreement with FAA

The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) reported today that their bargaining unit members rejected overwhelmingly a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In their press release, PASS stated that “following an all-time record voter turn out, employees represented by PASS in the Technical Operations bargaining unit gave a resounding “No” in response to the contract, with 98 percent of the votes against the agreement.”

Additionally, PASS stated that “both parties must now return to the bargaining table to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement for Technical Operations.”

Due to pending legal proceedings initiated by the FAA, how this matter will conclude is difficult to determine. The FAA most likely will attempt to necessitate an agreement; in the same manner it imposed an agreement on the NATCA ATC bargaining unit. Stay tuned. For additional information, kindly visit the PASS website at http://www.passnational.org/.