Union Filing Age Discrimination Complaint Against FAA

U.S. Newswire, February, 2005

WHEATON, Md., Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS) announced today they have filed a class action complaint against the FAA for age discrimination. The complaint identifies 1,935 Controllers adversely affected by the FAA's recent decision to contract out flight service to Lockheed Martin. NAATS has protested the entire outsourcing process and has been committed to protecting employee's rights and benefits. The complaint is on file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the next 30 days, and then will be filed in U. S. District Court.

The agency even admitted that a main reason for its decision to outsource flight service was the "retirement eligible workforce". "It has been a long and laborious fight...

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