Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia

The Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia (CAOOAA), known as Civil Air, is a trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. it was founded in 1949 and represents over 1100 air traffic controllers, System Support 0fficers SSOs, Flight Data Coordinators FDCs

FDCs

Flight Data Coordinators are officers in the Airservices Australia that, along with the Air Traffic Controllers, are the human side of TAAATS ....

and other support specialists.

Civil Air is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions

Australian Council of Trade Unions

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...

, and internationally with the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations

International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations

International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations unites the professional associations of air traffic controllers from around the world...

External links

Civil Air official site.

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