A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 35 of 217 Section 10. The Agency shall accept collect calls of an emergency nature to facility management from empl oyees. The Agency shall also accept collect calls from employees engaged in Liaison and Familiarization Training when they have been bumped from a flight. When the Agency directs the employee to call the facility the Agency shall bear the expense of such c all. ARTICLE 16 AGENCY DIRECTIVES Section 1. Agency directives shall be maintained and/or available electronically at all air traffic facilities. Access to Agency directives shall be made available during normal administrative office hours for use by uni t employees. After normal administrative hours, the Agency shall make every reasonable effort to make access to such information available to the Principal Facility Representative or his/her designee. When the facility has printing/copying equipment, the Union shall have the right to print/copy such material for representational purposes at no cost to the Union. Section 2. The National and Regional Offices of the Union shall remain on the Washington distribution lists for future issuances of all FAA order s, notices and directives which relate to personnel policies, practices, and working conditions of employees in the bargaining unit (e.g. Human Resources Policy Manuals, Human Resource Operating Instructions). Section 3. The Agency shall make all FAA ord ers, notices, and directives (e.g. Human Resources Policy Manuals, Human Resource Operating Instructions) accessible online to the Union, including the Union's National Office staff. If unavailable online, the Agency shall provide the information in an el ectronic format or in hard copy form. There will be no restrictions on the Union's ability to copy and distribute this information, at its own expense, to any and all of its representatives. ARTICLE 17 POSITION DESCRIPTIONS Section 1. The Parties recogniz e that expanding the knowledge and experience of bargaining unit employees is essential to meeting the changing demands on the system. Section 2. The Parties at the national level shall discuss and review all bargaining unit position descriptions annually. Section 3. Each employee covered by this Agreement shall be provided a position description which accurately reflects the duties of his/her position. Position descriptions shall be consistent throughout the Agency for facilities of equal classification an d similar function. However, position descriptions for the Traffic Management bargaining unit may vary based on individual facility requirements. If an employee believes that his/her position description is not accurate, he/she may request a review by the appropriate supervisor and be assisted by a Union representative. A dispute regarding the accuracy of an employee's position description may be handled under Article 9 of this Agreement. Section 4. The primary duties of: A. Air Traffic Controller bargaining u nit employees are those directly related to the control and separation of aircraft;