As clarification to the Recall of Employees on Excused Absence message distributed on November 19, 2020, the Parties at the national level have determined that employees possessing an A-side only or flight data (FD) only certification are not subject to recall at this time.
In accordance with Agency policy (7210.3 and 3120.4), A-side and FD positions are not subject to a loss of certification. As we are recalling employees to avoid a loss of certification, we will postpone the recall of this group of employees until such time as the facility meets the collaboratively developed gating criteria to resume OJT, or other requirements necessitate the recall.
In addition, employees that have previously lost certification will not be recalled until such time as the facility has met the collaboratively developed gating criteria to resume OJT, or other requirements necessitate the recall.