Memorandum Of Understanding

							             Memorandum Of Understanding
    With Respect To Reclassification And Associated Pay
                    Rules Between The
        National Air Traffic Controllers Association
                         And The
             Federal Aviation Administration
This agreement is made and entered into by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and
the Federal Aviation Administration (Agency) in matters of controller pay definitions, applications, and
policies, in association with the ATC Facility Reclassification project.

This Memorandum of Understanding shall be read in conjunction with the Memorandum Of Understanding
With Respect To Reclassification And Associated Pay Rules Between The National Air Traffic Controllers
Association And The Federal Aviation Administration dated July 8 th, 1998.

This Agreement is jointly developed to amend paragraph 48 of the Memorandum of Understanding with
Respect to Reclassification and Associated Pay Rules between the National Air Traffic Controllers
Association and the Federal Aviation Administration dated July 8, 1998. The parties agree that, when this
rule was written the pay bands were envisioned to be the same width (40%), with a consistent percentage
conversion rate between the CPC level and the corresponding MSS level. Since these conditions do not
exist, the current language does not meet the intent of reducing pay commensurate with the reduction in job
responsibilities that occurs with demotions. The Joint Reclassification Team agrees to amend Paragraph
48.

When an MSS employee returns to the bargaining unit, pay adjustments in every case will be made as
follows:
         MSS-2 pay is reduced by 5%
         MSS-3 pay is reduced by 7%
         MSS-4 pay is reduced by 9%

Once the pay adjustment has been made, the former MSS employee will be considered a CPC at the present
facility and subsequent transfer to higher or lower ATC level will follow all the applicable rules in the
MOU.

This agreement between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and the Federal Aviation
Administration is approved this 22nd day of April, 1999.


Original Signed
___________________________________________
Mike McNally
President National Air Traffic Controllers Association



Original Signed

___________________________________________
Ronald E. Morgan
Director of Air Traffic Federal Aviation Administration