[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-29290] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: November 29, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. 49915; Notice 94-20] Request for Comments on Collective Bargaining at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Agency: Department of Labor and Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Section 518 of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994, Public Law 103-305, directs the Secretaries of Labor and Transportation to undertake a study of whether employees of airports operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Airports Authority) should be given the right to bargain collectively. The study shall consider whether the benefits outweigh the burdens. DATES: Comments must be received by January 15, 1995, to be fully considered. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent possible. ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments for the public docket should be sent to: Office of the Secretary, Documentary Services Division, C-55, Attn.: Public Docket #49915, Room 4107, United States Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve J. Colevas, Office of the Economics (P-37), Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-5423, Fax (202) 366- 3393 or Edward D. Onanian, Office of the American Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. 20210, (202) 219-6487. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Departments of Labor and Transportation solicit comments on any issues identified, or information developed by parties of interest, in the matter of the extension of collective bargaining rights to the employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. In conducting the study, the Secretaries will investigate the following matters and reach conclusions as to their relevance to the question of whether employees of the airports operated by the Airports Authority should be given collective bargaining rights: (1) The employment status of employees of the Airports Authority. (2) The wages and working conditions of firefighters and other employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (3) The collective bargaining rights of employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (4) Whether other airports are governed by Federal labor laws. (5) The existing rights of employees of the Airports Authority to collective bargaining representation regarding the terms and conditions of employment. In addition to the information enumerated in Public Law 103-305, the Departments are interested in any other relevant data and comments concerning appropriate impasse resolution procedures to prevent the disruption of essential public services at the Airports Authority. Comments by all parties on these issues are welcome. Issued this 21st day of November, 1994, in Washington, D.C. Frank E. Kruesi, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation. Charles A. Richards, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations, Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 94-29290 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-62-P