Career Level Review Extension

FAA management is requesting a career level review extension until 2/29/08 to complete them. In return of this extension, the FAA will perform reviews on all employees instead of only the ones that are requesting them. They seem to feel that some of the reviews will also affect others instead of just that one person. So if one person rates an increase and the rest of the members are doing the same work but did not request the review, they all would receive the upgrade.

The FAA's extension request has been granted by the Union, below is the e-mail message from the FAA confirming the extension.

Rufino,

Thank you for NAGE's agreement to extend the deadline in Article 51, Section 2 for completion of responses to employee requests for review of career level determinations until no later than February 29, 2008. (Susanne called me this morning to confirm.)

We appreciate the additional time to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the positions. As explained in my voicemail message, all the positions will be evaluated before the revised deadline, whether or not the employee filed a timely request for a career level review.

Thomas R Wachter
Collective Bargaining Services, AHL-300

Printing of the Agreement Completed

The printing of the new CBA in booklet form has been completed. The FAA has mailed 100 copies to the Union, and in accordance with the provisions specified in the CBA, the FAA will distribute one copy to each employee in the bargaining unit.

Joseph F. Waterer – Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

Joe a Flight Data Communications Special at Anchorage Center (ZAN) is having major surgery, and has been approved for the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP). We strongly urge our members to donate leave to Joe, as always, WE ARE FAMILY! Below is the e-mail message from Joe, followed by the VLTP information.

Rufino:

I am soon going to have my third major back surgery with a spinal fusion to put me off work of approximately 6 months to a year any help from my union members in flight data would greatly be appreciated. I additionally will need another back surgery in the future after I retire. I have to lose some weight right now due to the risk of the surgery and I am doing this, also need to get my severe back pain and leg pain under control so there doing pain management right now so I can Hopefully return to work for a short period until the surgery, they have me on strong narcotics and doing steroid injections into my spine right now. It’s going to be a difficult time any help I appreciate.

Sincerely,

Joseph F. Waterer ZAN Flt Data

JOE WATERER, AIR TRAFFIC ASSISTANT, ALCC10, AL, has been approved for the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program .

Employees interested in donating leave may submit their donations through the Online VLTP Intranet site located @ https://webapps.awp.faa.gov/ovltp/new_enter_donorapp.cfm?here=nat&RecordID=3673. In order to donate, you must click on the "Online Leave Donor Application". NOTE: Donors must use a FAA Computer with Intranet access to donate leave through this process! The donation process is not available through the Internet.

Manual submissions must be submitted on FAA Form 3600-25, "Federal Aviation Administration Voluntary Leave Transfer Program Donor's Annual Leave and/or Sick Leave Application (Within FAA)". This form may be downloaded at the above website address and found under section entitled, "Forms".

This notice should be posted in a common area for all employees to review at facilities where employees do not have access to e-mail.

Forms should be forwarded to Patricia Brown, Leave Donor Coordinator, AAL-17, 222 W. 7th Ave., #14, (AAL-17) Anchorage, AK 99513, or faxed to me at (907) 271-4809.

Your participation in the VLTP program will be appreciated.

Estimated Delivery Date

Below is the FAA's reply to the Union's e-mail.

Rufino,

The estimated delivery date from the printer is December 17. As soon as the contracts are received from the printer we can distribute the union and employee copies.

Where do you want the Union's 100 copies to be sent?

Thomas R Wachter
Collective Bargaining Services, AHL-300
Federal Aviation Administration
202-267-9613

Printing of the Agreement

Below is the text of the E-mail sent to the FAA inquiring about the printing of new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Tom,

As of today, the Agency still has not printed and distributed in booklet form copies of the new CBA. The following is stated in Article 80 – Printing of the Agreement:

Section 1. The Employer shall print this Agreement in booklet form and distribute a copy to each employee in the bargaining unit. The Employer shall also provide one hundred (100) copies of this Agreement to the Union.

Section 2. The Employer shall distribute one copy of this Agreement to each new employee assigned to the bargaining unit.

Kindly advise when bargaining unit employees can expect to receive a copy of the new CBA.

Rufino Sanchez, Jr.
President, NAGE Local R3-10
925 Columbus Ave. #2FS
New York, NY 10025-3760
NAGE Office: 631-468-4320
NAGE Fax: 631-777-6889
Work: 631-468-1425
E-mail: nagelocalr310@aol.com
CC-mail: Rufino.Sanchez@faa.gov