National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association

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 2021.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PASS HELD ITS BIENNIAL CONVENTION VIRTUALLY AND SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT ALL REQUIRED BUSINESS OF THE CONVENTION. PASS CONTINUED TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERSHIP DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF DOING SO DURING A NATIONAL PANDEMIC. PASS CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE "NEW MEMBER PACKETS" TO ALL NEW MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY. THIS IMPROVED THE TIMEFRAMES IN WHICH NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED THE PACKETS. IN 2017, PASS INSTITUTED AN ELECTRONIC MEMBERSHIP FORM ON ITS WEBSITE. THIS FORM ALLOWED PASS, DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO SEAMLESSLY MAINTAIN STRONG MEMBER SIGN-UPS EVEN THOUGH MOST FAA EMPLOYEES WERE NOT REPORTING TO A PHYSICAL LOCATION. PASS PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED PASS LOGO ITEMS TO MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY MASKS AND OTHER PANDEMIC-RELATED PRODUCTS, TO IDENTIFY PASS MEMBERS IN THE WORKPLACE. PASS MAINTAINED STRONG MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS DESPITE MOST PASS REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY.

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 2022 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING FOR STAFFING, TRAINING AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS AT THE FAA. PASS PROVIDED INPUT INTO OVER HOW THE FAA CERTIFIES AIRCRAFT AND OPERATORS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. PASS LOBBIED CONGRESS ON ITS PRIORITIES FOR THE INSPECTOR STAFFING MODEL, TECHNICAL TRAINING, OVERSIGHT OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS, AND STREAMLINING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. PASS WORKED ON SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION REGARDING INCENTIVE PAY FOR SAFETY INSPECTORS, AS WELL AS PAID FAMILY LEAVE AND LEAVE FOR COVID-19.

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 WORKED ON MANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING NEGOTIATING SEVERAL AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS VARIOUS PANDEMIC RELATED ISSUES. PASS CONTINUED TO PROCESS GRIEVANCES TO ARBITRATION AND ADAPTED BY HOLDING ARBITRATION HEARINGS USING VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY. PASS OPENED UP ITS AVS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND BEGAN NEGOTIATING A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. THE UNION FILED AND/OR PROCESSED MANY GRIEVANCES AT 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.

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