Career Level Review

Some of this information is hindsight, nevertheless, the FAA’s official position regarding career level review, pay band, and salary assignment is that bargaining unit employees are properly banded in pay band “F”, and were also previously properly graded as FG-7 employees under the old pay system.

Based on previously conducted job audits, and one inappropriately conducted career level review, since the 1980’s, the Agency’s unreceptive position is that bargaining unit employees are not entitled to an upgrade or increase in salary.

As part of the career level review process, many employees in the bargaining unit presented outstanding arguments and extremely weighty information to support a pay band upgrade; however, these efforts were to no avail. The Agency never had any attention of approving an upgrade or an increase in salary for 2154, Air Traffic Assistant employees, except for the annually approve increases by the FAA Administrator within the pay band system.

At the present, the Agency is willing to provide an explanation on how they conducted the career level review, but will not reopen Article 51 for renegotiations. The Union initially was receptive to receiving an explanation; however, the result will still be the same, no salary increase for bargaining unit employees. Additionally, if the Agency is forced to re-conduct another career level review, the result will still be the same, no salary increase for bargaining unit employees.

The inappropriately conducted career level review is a dilemma and difficult to address; however, the Union will very shortly be moving this issue to the forefront with the Agency. Please stayed tune for further information.