PASS Statement on End of Government Shutdown

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Published: October 16, 2013

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Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), National President Mike Perrone released the following statement regarding the end of the two-week government shutdown.

“After 16 days of a needless and avoidable government shutdown, tonight Congress passed legislation that will put critical aviation safety employees at the FAA back to work and provide backpay for furloughed workers. PASS extends a debt of gratitude to FAA employees who served the flying public over the last 16 days without pay and we urge Congress to work together to address this country's budget in a manner that does not put dedicated public servants in the middle.”

For more information or questions, please contact Kori Blalock Keller at (202) 293-7277 x110.

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For 36 years, PASS has represented more than 11,000 employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense who install, maintain, support and certify air traffic control and national defense equipment, inspect and oversee the commercial and general aviation industries, develop flight procedures and perform quality analyses of the aviation systems. For more information, visit the PASS website at www.passnational.org.