BUILDING OUR CHAPTERS

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• BUILDING OUR CHAPTERS
• Membership and Community

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Session Agenda

• Introductions
• Expectations
• History Of Labor Organizations
• PASS Constitution
• Chapter Bylaws
• Chapter Functions
• Chapter Business
• Close

when I give food to the poor they call me a
saint, when I ask why the poor have no food they
call me a communist - Dom Helder Camara
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Introductions
What Chapter are you from? What is your role in
your Chapter? What does your Chapter do?

• Personal Values

• List the roles you play in your life

• Union Values

victory for one is victory for all
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EXPECTATIONS

• Attend the whole session.
• Be here, engage, and participate.
• If you have a question, ask it.
• Take home at least three actions that will
  enhance
• your Chapter. (Bylaws Member
  Initiative/Benefit)

• Behavioral Norms

Show up. Tell your truth. Stay engaged.
Say what has heart. Gain a bigger perspective.
Take Action!

• Standard Operating Procedures

Two days of eight hours together (8 to 5), one
hour lunch, a break in the morning and a break in
the afternoon.
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Course Purpose

• Develop a stronger, more effective union
• Provide awareness knowledge
• Increase effectiveness as a PASS member
• Chapter involvement in PASS Strategic Plan the
  role in building membership community
• Organize develop more effective chapters

washing ones hands of the conflict between the
powerful and the powerless means to side with the
powerful, not to be neutral Paolo Friere
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What is our purpose?
What brings us together makes us
an effective union?
What influences / impacts us?
Who holds an interest in what we do?
young people are the solution, not the problem
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Planning and Goal Setting
Chapter Services Organizing

Chapter Business Effectiveness
for Results
dont whine, organize
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What is our vision of the future?
What steps need to be taken?
Who needs to know about this?
What do we need to measure and keep track
of to make sure this happens?
CHAPTER ACTION PLANNING
support community gardens
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PASS Objectives

• To preserve, to promote and to improve the
  profession, the safety and the working conditions
  of our members.
• To preserve, to promote and to improve the safety
  of the flying (and non-flying) public.
• To develop as an organization with membership
  involvement at all levels.
• To lead in the promotion and the improvement of
  the professionalism and the competence of all
  employees working in the National Airspace
  System.

the labor movement, the folks who brought you the
weekend
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PASS Objectives

• To represent all members concerning grievances,
  personnel policies and practices, legislation,
  and related matters.
• To enhance the rights of our members through all
  lawful means, including collective bargaining,
  political action, and public relations.
• Training and educating members to insure their
  future.
• Contributing to such civic and charitable
  organizations as the PASS Executive Board deems
  to be in the best interests of PASS.

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PASS PASSION
PEOPLE PASSION ENERGY FOCUS POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT
We Will Find a Way or Make One
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PASS Chapters
Chapters are a support structure for our
membership, a vehicle to perpetuate our craft and
work, our link to the community of our profession
and interests, and our future quality of
life. Through shared identity, enterprise and
relations, the Chapter provides opportunities for
the members to apply their passion, energy and
power to accomplish goals and purposeful work for
the benefit of themselves, our organization and
the others we work together with for our future.
commit planned acts of organizing premeditated
solidarity
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ADI Aero Dimensions Incorporated
MEMBER SUPPORT SERVICES
OTHER UNIONS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
AFL-CIO
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
PASS LIAISON NETWORK
PASS EXECUTIVE BOARD
CONGRESS
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
PASS REP STRUCTURE
MEDIA
CHAPTER BUSINESS RELATIONS
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HISTORY OF UNIONISMPeople United

• Craft and Trade Union Traits

PASS Traits

an injury to one is an injury to all
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EVOLUTION of UNIONISM

the only constant in the universe is change
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LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Transitions

• from rural agriculture to urban industrial.
• YESTERDAY-

• from post industrial to info/technological.
• TOMORROW-

if you dont stand for something, youll fall for
anything
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PASS Protection Awareness Voice Opportunity

• YESTERDAY-

• TOMORROW-

if you have come to help me, you are wasting
your time. but if you have come because your
liberation is bound up with mine, then let us
work together - aboriginal activist sister
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PASS Basic Structure Purpose
Chapter
LMR

• Representatives- Title V. Chapter 71- Contract

• Members
• Committees
• Officers- Constitution- By Laws

• Actions

• Actions

Connection to other unions Public
Service Awareness Information Sharing Public
Relations - Media Recruitment Legislative Member
Training
Contract Administration Grievances ULPs Negotiatio
ns MOAs
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PASS Structure

• Representational Statute and Contract
  Administration
• National Pres, VP RVPs
• Contract Administration Representatives
• Office/SSC/Platform Representatives
• Appointed Representatives
• Members
• Bargaining Unit Members

• Chapter Internal Union Business
• Convention Delegates
• Standing Committees
• National Local
• PASS National Exec Board
• National President VP
• RVP
• Chapter
• Chapter Exec Board
• Chapter Officers
• Committees
• Members

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PASS Representational Organization
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PASS Representational Activities

• Collective Bargaining
• Enforcement of Statute
• Employee Rights
• Union Rights
• ULP Processing
• Enforcement of Agreements
• Bargaining Unit Representation
• Grievance Processing
• Partnership (Executive Order 12871)
• Employee Involvement, Partnership for Safety
  (CBA)

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PASS Local Business Organization
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PASS Chapter Structure
MEMBERS
Committee
President
Secretary
Committee
Vice President
Treasurer
Committee
Committee
life prefers partners, not bosses
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PASS Chapter Activities

• Carrying out the internal policies of PASS
• PASS Constitution
• PASS Strategic Plan
• PASS Chapter Business
• Integration and coordination with other PASS
  entities
• Goal setting
• Membership recruitment and retention
• Aligning members and opportunities
• Communicating with chapter members on internal
  union issues, national, regional, local

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PASS Chapter Activities

• Membership Support
• -Job related issues
• -Benefits
• -Assistance
• -Training
• -Opportunities
• -Job security

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PASS Chapter Activities

• Legislative activities
• National initiatives
• Regional and local initiatives
• PASS Political Action Committee (PAC)
• Community, recreational and social activities
• Participate with local AFL-CIO Labor Councils
• Training for members
• Public Relations
• Media Events
• Visibility and PASS Memorabilia
• Informational Picketing

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PASS Constitution

• Authority to establish Chapters is derived from
  the Constitution
• The PASS Executive Board shall be empowered to
  charter Chapters of PASS as it deems appropriate
• Chapters may adopt Bylaws, provided that such
  Bylaws do not conflict with this Constitution

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PASS Chapter By-Laws

• In accordance with Constitution, MUST provide
• Term(s) of office for Chapter Officers
• Procedures for filling vacancies of Chapter
  Officers
• Any additional Officers for the Chapter
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Etc.

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PASS Chapter By-Laws

• Should provide for clarity and consistency
• Election procedures for Chapter Officers
• Chapter boundaries
• Duties of Chapter Officers
• Committees
• Membership
• Business
• MUST have By-Laws to be Considered an Active
  Chapter

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PASS Chapter By-Laws

• Articles for Chapter Bylaws
• -Structure of Chapter (required)
• -Terms of Office for Chapter Officers (required)
• - Chapter Officer Elections (required)
• -Name of Chapter
• -Purposes of Chapter
• -Boundaries
• -Membership
• -Duties and Obligations of Chapter Officers
• -Chapter Committees
• -Impeachment of Officers
• -Chapter Membership Meetings
• -Amendments

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PASS Chapter Officers

• Each Chapter shall have the following officers
  President and Vice-President.
• Chapters may provide in their Bylaws for
  additional officers
• All Chapter officers shall be elected by secret
  ballot vote of the members in good standing

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PASS Chapter Officers

• Each term of office shall be no greater than
  three (3) years and shall be determined by
  Chapter Bylaws
• Vacancies of Chapter officers shall be filled in
  accordance with the Chapter Bylaws"

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PASS Chapter President

• Chapter President's duties are exclusively
  internal to the union
• Carrying out the internal national and regional
  policies of the union
• Constitution
• Strategic Plans Goals
• Organizing and Chapter business
• Chapter budget (requirements for funding)
• Implementation of PASS Strategic plan
• Chapter/Member business

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PASS Chapter President

• Chapter Committees
• Communication
• Chapter Members
• Regional and National Offices
• Promote and support solidarity through
  Fellowship, Stewardship, Membership Support
• Membership recruitment and retention
• Organizing
• Chapter Meetings
• Chapter By-Laws

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PASS Chapter Vice-President

• Assist the Chapter President
• In Chapter Presidents absence, act in his/her
  stead
• All other appropriate duties assigned by Chapter
  President

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Additional PASS Officers (Optional)

• Secretary
• Responsible for
• Meeting minutes
• Chapter record/documents
• With exception of expense/funding documents
• Treasurer
• Responsible for
• Record of all expenses

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Additional PASS Officers (Optional)

• Treasurer (Contd)
• Responsible for
• Submission of expense vouchers to RVP for
  approval
• Report to membership on Chapter funds
• Secretary/Treasurer
• These two positions are often combined

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PASS Chapter Committees

• SAFETY
• MEMBERSHIP
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
• LEGISLATIVE/LOBBYING
• SPECIAL

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What is our purpose?
What brings us together makes us
an effective union?
What influences / impacts us?
Who holds an interest in what we do?
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PASS CHAPTER BY-LAWS
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PROFESSIONAL AIRWAYS SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS Creatin
g A Future That Ensures Job Security          
  PASS Strategic Plan 1998  
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Legislative Training
Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS)
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PASS PAC

• Nonpartisan
• Elect qualified candidates,
• regardless of party affiliation,
• who recognize the unique needs of federal
  employees
• who are committed to maintaining the safest
  most efficient aviation system!
• Allows PASS to meet one-on-one with legislators
  to discuss PASS issues.

Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS)
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PASS Chapter Budgets

• Chapter funding is for performance of union
  duties by the Chapter members/representatives.
• May include
• Expenses to conduct chapter business
• Purchase PASS memorabilia
• Purchase PASS recruitment materials
• Travel expenses to PASS functions
• Donations of any kind are not reimbursable
• Request that the PASS Executive Board make civic
  and charitable donations
• Members may donate time and skills

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PASS PASSION
PEOPLE PASSION ENERGY FOCUS POWER ACCOMPLISHMENT
We Will Find a Way or Make One
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MEMBER SUPPORT SERVICES
OTHER UNIONS
Aero Dimensions Incorporated
COMMUNITY SERVICE
AFL-CIO
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
PASS LIAISON NETWORK
PASS EXECUTIVE BOARD
CONGRESS
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
PASS REP STRUCTURE
MEDIA
CHAPTER BUSINESS RELATIONS
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Chapter
A support structure for the membership, a vehicle
to perpetuate our craft and work, our link to the
community of practice for our profession and
interests, and our future quality of
life. Through shared identity, enterprise and
relations, the Chapter provides opportunities for
the members to apply their passion, energy and
power to accomplish goals and purposeful work for
the benefit of themselves, our organization and
the others we work together with.
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INFLUENCES / IMPACTS to the CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP
Internal ___________External_____
_____

corporate greed sucks
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Planning and Goal Setting
Chapter Services Organizing

Chapter Business Effectiveness
for Results
dont whine, organize
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AREAS for CHAPTER ACTION PLANNING

• Service Organizing

• Business Effectiveness
• BYLAWS

solidarity forever
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THINGS THE CHAPTER NEEDS TO KEEP DOING

• Services Organizing

• Business Effectiveness

unions, the anti-theft device for working people
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What is our vision of the future?
What steps need to be taken?
Who needs to know about this?
What do we need to measure and keep track
of to make sure this happens?
CHAPTER ACTION PLANNING
support community gardens
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VISION OF THE FUTURE
DESIRED FUTURE

• what do we WANT-
• how is the FUTURE different from the yesterday-
• describe the END STATE desired-

tough times dont last, tough people do
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN
Resources/Training Required Process/Steps to be
followed Completion Date Lead/Point of
Contact Other
Never doubt a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world, indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has. - M. Mead
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INFORMATION SHARING
Who needs to have information (Members, RVP,
PASS National, etc) Information
needed When How Provided By Whom
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MEASUREMENT FOLLOW UP
Goal Measurement Milestones Methods
When
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ACTION PLAN SUMMARY
Chapter Goal Outcome Expectations Actions
Required Information Sharing Plan ( RVP,
PASS National , etc) Measurement Follow Up
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