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Article: Air traffic controllers. (developments in industrial relations)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1989 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Air traffic controllers
In a move to strengthen the Nation's air traffic control system, the Federal Aviation Administration has begun paying bonuses to attract and retain highly qualified employees at its busiest airports and regional centers. Under the 5-year experimental plan, 2,100 flight controllers, inspectors, and technicians at 13 hard-to-staff locations will receive extra pay of 20 percent. Eligible controllers, who had earned about $62,000 a year, will now receive $74,400 and, with overtime work, could earn $90,000.
The Federal Aviation Administration had received 500 formal bids and 450 inquiries regarding 140 job vacancies at the 13 locations ...