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FAA and Controllers Agree on New Contract

Steve Scott

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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Air traffic controllers and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have reached a tentative contract agreement aimed at ending years of acrimonious relations. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have 45 days to ratify the three-year labor pact, which includes greater work schedule flexibility, child-care support and a new grievance review process. At the same time, it affords the FAA the flexibility to more effectively redeploy labor to congested airports using controller incentive pay. The agreement also includes…

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