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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB)
UNION REPRESENTATIVES
Section 1. The Parties recognize that the right of
Union representatives to participate in NTSB investigations is at the complete
discretion of NTSB. Should NTSB allow Union representatives to participate,
the following procedures shall apply to no more than two (2) such
representatives per region to be named by the Union.
Section 2. The Union Regional Director or his/her designee shall be
placed on the respective regional office call list for notification of an
accident or incident in the region involving fatalities or injuries in which
air traffic control services were being provided.
Section 3. When a Union representative participates in an NTSB
accident/incident investigation, the Employer shall grant such representative
official time, if otherwise in a duty status. The representative is not
entitled to overtime, holiday or other premium pay while representing the
Union in an NTSB investigation. Travel and per diem is not authorized.
Section 4. In accordance with Section 3 above, the Union
representatives shall be relieved as soon as operationally possible from their
normal duties to immediately proceed to the scene of an accident or incident
of appropriate significance.
Section 5. Unless operational requirements do not permit, employees
designated as representatives under this Article who desire to attend
accident/incident investigation courses shall be granted annual leave or LWOP
to attend such courses up to a maximum of four (4) weeks per employee per
calendar year.
Section 6. Unless operational requirements do not permit, the Employer
shall grant annual leave or LWOP for a Union representative from the involved
facility or facilities to attend NTSB hearings.
Section 7. If authorized by NTSB, nothing in this Article shall
preclude the Union from sending more than one (1) representative to a major
accident investigation or from sending more than one (1) representative from a
region other than that in which the accident occurred. Official time, travel,
and per diem are not authorized under this Section.
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