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Promotions
Section 1. Promotion plan announcements
for bargaining unit positions positions shall be open for at least 21 days.
All bids must be received within 28 days from the date of the promotion plan
announcements. At each facility a specific place shall be provided for display
of all bid announcements received at the facility.
Section 2. The minimum area of consideration for all bargaining unit
vacancy announcements shall be region-wide, except positions at the FAA
Command Center for FSS Option vacancies, which will be advertised nation-wide.
When the Employer determines that the minimum area of consideration is
inadequate for a particular vacancy, the area of consideration shall be
expanded.
Section 3. Selection and notification of the selectee shall normally be
made within 45 days of the closing of the bid.
Section 4. Employees selected under the provisions of a Merit Promotion
Program will be released from their current positions no later than the
beginning of the fourth full pay period after the losing organization is
notified of their selection, unless otherwise requested by the employee.
Section 5. Upon request, the following information shall be made
available to the employee:
a. Whether the employee was considered for
promotion and, if so, whether he/she was found eligible on the basis of the
minimum qualification requirements for the position.
b. Whether the employee was one of those in the group from which selection
was made, i.e., one of the best qualified candidates available and appeared
on the promotion list.
c. Any record of production or formal or informal supervisory appraisal of
past performance used in considering the employee for promotion.
d. Who was selected for promotion; and
e. In what areas, if any, the employee should improve to increase his/her
chances for future promotion.
Section 6. A method shall be provided
for notifying and handling bids for employees on leave or otherwise absent
from the facility.
Section 7. All applications for promotion shall be receipted for by the
appropriate official, and a copy of the receipt mailed to the bidder.
Section 8. Employees desiring consideration for promotion to a specific
position at a specific facility in another employment jurisdiction may make a
voluntary application for promotion by submitting FAA From 3330.42, �Request
for Promotion Consideration and Acknowledgement�; FAA Form 3330.43, �Rating of
Air Traffic Experience�; a copy of his/her most recent appraisal record; and,
at his/her option, SF-171, or OF-612, �Personal Qualifications Statement� to
the Human Resource Management Division having jurisdiction over the position.
Voluntary applications for promotion will be equably considered on vacancy
announcements from personnel outside the area of consideration.
Section 9. Voluntary applications under Section 7 of this Article will
remain active for a period of 15 months from the end of the appraisal period
covered by the appraisal record. After 15 months, the application shall be
returned to the employee unless it has been updated. The front of each
application must be clearly marked by the employee �Filed under Article 37,
Section 7, NAATS/FAA Agreement for position at (specify facility).�
Section 10. Employees selected for promotion shall normally be given 2
months advance notice of reporting date to permit proper disposition of home
and other business matters. Additional time may be granted at the request of
the employee. Careful consideration will also be given to the employee�s
personal needs when determining a release date.
Section 11. Promotions shall be made in accordance with applicable laws,
regulations and FAA directives.
Section 12. The employer agrees to consider the use of Merit Promotion
Plan (MPP) when filling vacancies at AFSS�s. The Employer, at the regional
level, agrees to notify, upon request, the Union Regional Director prior to
filling higher-grade positions from outside the bargaining unit.
Section 13. In the event a former FPL bargaining unit employee is
unsuccessful in attaining FPL status in a facility to which transferred, the
Employer agrees that the employee shall be afforded the opportunity to return
to a facility of equal level as the one from which he/she was promoted. The
Employer agrees to pay the moving expenses of the employee on a one-time
basis, provided:
a. The Employer desires to retain the
employee.
b. A position and change of station funds are available within the region
for such moves. Authorization of permanent Change of Station (PCS) funds for
other types of moves takes precedent over funding under this Section.
c. The employee is relocating to a facility to which it is primarily in the
best interest of the Agency to reassign the employee.
Section 14. All qualification
requirements shall be posted on the vacancy announcements at the time the
announcement is made.
Section 15. If the Employer decides to interview any employee for a
vacancy, the interview process will be administered in accordance with
existing laws, regulations and FAA Directives.
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