REINVENTING GOVERNMENT
Section 1. The Parties believe that it is in the best
interest of both the Employer and of the bargaining unit to apply best
practices to the conduct of government business, including those that have
been successful in the private sector.
Section 2. Within six months of the signing of this Agreement, the
Parties at the national level shall meet to develop a self-directed work team
pilot program. The national work group shall consist of equal numbers not to
exceed a total of six (6) participants in accordance with
Article 24, Work
Groups, Committees, Program and Project Representatives of this agreement. The
primary participants will consist of the FAA Administrator and NAATS President
and/or their designees.
Section 3. Within ninety (90) days of the implementation of the work
group, the Parties shall select a minimum of one (1) facility per region to
implement the agreed-upon self-directed work team model for a one year period.
Each self-directed work team shall include at least one supervisor.
Section 4. Unless otherwise mutually agreed to, the Parties at the
national level shall meet monthly to evaluate the progress of the
implementation.
Section 5. During the course of the evaluation, the Parties at the
national level may modify the self-directed work team pilot program by mutual
agreement.
Section 6. Within one (1) year of implementation of the self-directed
work team pilot program, the Parties shall meet to discuss and evaluate the
feasibility of designing a fully agreed-upon national implementation strategy.
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