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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (2003)
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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) is an independent labor union
in the United States
. It is certified by the NLRB
and currently represents air traffic controllers who work in private sector control towers, and is actively organizing controllers nationwide. PATCO signed an Alliance Agreement with the Teamsters Airline Division on October 15, 2008. The union also includes hundreds of former controllers fired during the 1981 strike by the previous union of the same name. The new PATCO uses the original union's logo to strengthen its claim to the PATCO lineage.
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME)
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 the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is certified by the NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices may involve union-related situations or instances of...
and currently represents air traffic controllers who work in private sector control towers, and is actively organizing controllers nationwide. PATCO signed an Alliance Agreement with the Teamsters Airline Division on October 15, 2008. The union also includes hundreds of former controllers fired during the 1981 strike by the previous union of the same name. The new PATCO uses the original union's logo to strengthen its claim to the PATCO lineage.
See Also
National Air Traffic Controllers AssociationNational Air Traffic Controllers Association
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is a labor union in the United States. It is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and is the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration...
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME)
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME)
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization is a United States labor union which represents air traffic controllers at a number of locations....
External links
- http://www.patco81.com website.
- http://www.bulletinboards.com/patco PATCO Picket Line
- http://www.patcounion.org PATCO Union Tower site