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FACILITY OF PREFERENCE
Section 1. Any employee who has completed ten (10)
years as an FPL shall be given first consideration for transfer from one
facility to another facility. Once a candidate has requested and been
considered for selection under this program he/she will be notified of the
outcome of that consideration. Selection under this Article may be exercised
at the option of the employee, on a one (1) time basis.
The Parties recognize that selections under this Article are primarily in the
best interest of the employee and are made at the discretion of the Employer.
Section 2. The employee shall submit to his/her Regional Air Traffic
Division Manager a list of facilities to which he/she desires to transfer. The
Regional Air Traffic Division Manager will forward the Facility of Preference
documents to the identified facilities. Facility of Preference documents shall
be logged in and date stamped at the receiving facility and considered on a
first come basis. The employee shall be given first consideration for all
desired transfers at any of those facilities for which he/she is qualified,
subject to the staffing requirements of his/her current facility, the needs of
the target facility and a recommendation from the employee's current facility
manager. Release dates shall be as soon as practicable after the selection is
made.
Section 3. Applications shall be completed in accordance with the
Agency's Internal Placement Procedures. The front of each application must be
clearly marked by the employee: "Filed under Article 64, of the NAATS/FAA
Agreement for a position at (specify facility identifier)."
Section 4. Employee requests under this Article shall remain active for
twenty-four (24) months. If no selection has been made within that period, the
employee�s Facility of Preference documents will be returned to the employee.
Any employee not selected under the first consideration program, within the 24
month period, may reapply.
Section 5. The provisions of this Article shall not apply for positions
of higher grade.
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