Against the Wind - National Air Traffic Controllers Association

logo quilt, 92, 107
Lombardi, Bill, Jr., 49
Low-Level Wind Shear Alert
Systems (LLWAS), 46, 64
M
Mackay, Susan, 229
“Magnificent Seven,” 146
Magnuson, Warren, 16
Maher, Jack, 20, 21
Majors, Floyd, 192
Maltby, Cam, 151
Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association (MEBA)
affiliation agreements/fees, 88–
89, 111–113
and civil lawsuit legislation, 101
final loan payment to, 111, 168
NATCA disaffiliation, 178, 179,
184, 186–188
and NATCA organizing, 62,
65, 67, 68, 70–72, 74,
85–87
and PATCO, 5, 9, 23
training facility, 125, 126
Marlin, Ruth, 9, 159, 210–214, 213,
215
biographical sketch, 218
Martin, Mike, 192
McArtor, T. Allan, 95, 111
McCain, John, 158–159
McCann, Jim, 84, 97
McDermott, Jerry, 146–148
McGee, Dennis, 215
McGrath, Kevin, 215
McLauren, Mark, 192
McNally, Michael, 137, 138, 152,
164, 168
assesses Bell’s performance, 136
biographical sketch, 162
and Chapter 71 rights fight,
157–158
doesn’t run for re-election, 209
emeritus member, 95
and Jane Garvey, 160, 161–162
at New York Center after strike,
34
1998 contract negotiations, 7–8,
168–171
as QTP National Coordinator,
135, 141
and Steve Bell, 75
Meachum, Cathy, 95, 204–206
Meachum, Darrell, 179, 180,
204–206
Means, Bruce, 143, 168
media use, by NATCA, 175
Metropolitan Controllers
Association, 21
Meyer, Greg, 177
Meyer, Robert, 29, 40
Miami Tower, 36–37
midair collisions, 16
Mike Monroney Aeronautical
Center. see FAA Academy
Mineta, Norman, 73–74, 185, 225,
230
minimum safe altitude warnings,
34
Moen, Kenneth, 103
Molen, Gary, 58, 72, 84, 88, 100,
103, 137, 139, 152–153
emeritus member, 95
and John Thornton, 94
and NATCA certifying election,
90
organizing at Salt Lake Center,
61–62, 63
retires, 149
Molinari, Guy, 67, 69, 76
Monaldi, Chris, 214–219
Monroney, Mike, 16
Montoya, Ken, 156, 158–159, 168
Morin, James, 107–108
Morris, Ed, 121, 123
Motta, Mike, 143, 215
Mullin, Ed, 84, 100, 103, 137, 139,
153
biographical sketch, 78
and certification election, 90, 91
emeritus member, 95
joins FAA, 77
O.N.E. Dues Back Trust
program, 110–111
organizing efforts, 6, 79–80
and pay raise negotiations, 168
“Southwest Rule” (contingency
fund), 111
and Wright Amendment, 202–
203
Murphy, Bill, 142
Murphy, Doug, 39
N
NATCA
approved as exclusive
bargaining agent of
controllers, 6–7, 86,
89–91
bargaining units within, 191–
193, 194, 210, 213, 214,
219, 222, 232
building fund, 170, 194
Chapter 71 rights issue, 156–
160, 202
charter member pin, 90
charter members, 236-249
Critical Incident Stress
Management Team,
230–231
Index
257
dues, 87, 110–111, 198–199
emeritus members, 95
employees, 245
Facility Representative and
Leadership Training
course, 115–123
files election petition, 83
finances, and MEBA loans, 88,
111–113, 123, 150, 168,
194
health and working conditions,
173–175
interim constitution, 85, 87
liaison and technical
representative program,
177–179, 180, 182
lifetime members, honorary, 95
lobbying efforts and programs,
156–160, 172, 175–176,
210–213
Logistics, Finance, Accounting,
Information Services
Division bargaining
unit, 203
members, 236–249. see also
individual names
membership milestone figures,
110, 129
name and logo adopted, 70, 71
national office and staff, 2, 9,
105–110, 106, 193–196,
202
O.N.E. Dues Back Trust
program, 110–111
Radar Tower Coalition, 182
regional divisions, 95, 234
safety concerns and initiatives,
176–186, 226–228
seniority issue, debates and
policies, 144, 163–165,
174, 191, 200, 205–208
Small Region Coalition, 95-96