The efforts of the PASS Air Traffic Organization (ATO) contract negotiating team will be paying off for ATO members during the first full pay period of October 2014. As described in Article 124, Section 4, and a clarifying Memorandum of Agreement dated August 5, 2014, there will be adjustments to the base pay of employees covered by the PASS/FAA Pay Plan under the ATO collective bargaining agreement (CBA). This contract article describes the pay systems covering the ATO bargaining units and includes pay-related provisions for employees in all job series, grades and pay bands who were covered by the PASS/FAA Pay Plan, the agency’s FG Pay Plan (Flight Inspection Services and Mission Support Services) or the Federal Wage System (wage-grade employees). The different levels of pay increases negotiated for journey-level employees covered under the PASS/FAA Pay Plan are based on (1) whether they are onboard the first full pay period in October 2014, (2) the date on which the employees achieved journey level, and (3) whether they were eligible to receive all or part of the special pay increases that were contained in the previous CBA, dated July 2, 2000.
Specifics of the pay increases are as follows:
The 2012 ATO CBA contains important pay provisions for current bargaining unit employees in several job series other than Series 2101, 856, 802 and 334, including, for example, Series 301, 318, 343, 391, etc. Article 124, Section 4(b), provides that employees in “other series” who achieved a journey/target level or who were hired at the journey/target level of their position on or after January 1, 2003, but prior to October 1, 2014, and whose current base pay is at or below the midpoint of their respective pay band will receive a 4.75 percent increase to base pay, effective the first full pay period of October 2014.
Article 124, Section 4(a), states that journey-level H-Band employees in Series 2101, 856, 802 and 334, or journey-level G-Band employees in Series 802 or 334, who are onboard the first full pay period of October 2014 and who achieved journey level on or after January 1, 2003, but prior to October 1, 2003, will receive a 1.75 percent increase in base pay, effective the first full pay period of October 2014.
The CBA also provides that journey-level H-Band employees in Series 2101, 856, 802 and 334, or journey-level G-Band employees in Series 802 or 334, who are onboard the first full pay period of October 2014 and who achieved journey level on or after October 1, 2003, but prior to October 4, 2014, will receive a 4.75 percent increase in base pay, effective the first full pay period of October 2014.
Journey-level H-Band employees in Series 2101, 856, 802 or 334, or journey-level G-Band employees in Series 802 or 334, who are at or above their respective pay band or who achieved a journey level prior to January 1, 2003, are excluded from the base pay adjustments described in Article 124, Section 4. If journey level is achieved on or after October 4, 2014, Article 124, Section 7, is applicable. Section 7(c) states that, effective the first full pay period of October 2014, Series 2101, 856, 802 or 334 employees who transition through applicable developmental stages to the journey level shall have their base pay set at the minimum of the H-Band, or at the minimum of the G-Band for employees in Series 802 or 334 who achieve journey level at the G-Band, plus 4.75 percent or a base pay increase of 8 percent, whichever is higher.
National President Mike Perrone recognized the significance of PASS bargaining team’s success in negotiating pay adjustments for PASS bargaining unit employees in all ATO job series. “The team’s bargaining results were impressive, especially since they were accomplished during difficult economic times with unprecedented hostility towards federal employees from many in Congress,” said Perrone. “It is truly a testament to the commitment of PASS to get the very best deal possible for the employees we represent.”
If you have any questions about your pay entitlements after reviewing Article 124, please consult with your PASS representative or regional vice president.