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Against the Wind - National Air Traffic Controllers Association

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Pay Demonstration Projects, 114,<br />

135, 146, 149<br />

Pearson, Dave, 84, 100, 102<br />

Peer, William, 13<br />

Peña, Federico F., 143, 177<br />

Perrone, Joseph, 102<br />

Phillips, Rich, 141, 152, 165, 193<br />

plane crashes, 1985, 68–69, 130<br />

Planzer, Neil, 178, 179<br />

Poli, Robert E.<br />

assumes leadership of PATCO,<br />

12–13<br />

and FAA’s “final” contract offer,<br />

24, 26<br />

resigns, 29, 40<br />

strike deadlines set, 23, 26, 31<br />

Political Action Committee, 8, 120,<br />

176<br />

Poole, Jim, 58, 84, 98, 118, 137,<br />

138, 141, 152, 164, 173<br />

Poole, Robert, 225<br />

Portner, Courtney, 108<br />

Potzger, Richard H., 154<br />

Preston, Wayne, 13<br />

privatized ATC systems, 224–226,<br />

225. see also contract towers<br />

issue<br />

Professional <strong>Air</strong>ways Systems<br />

Specialists (PASS), 41, 72–73,<br />

131, 157, 159–160, 192<br />

Professional <strong>Controllers</strong> Alliance,<br />

55, 76<br />

Project Beacon, 16–18, 18<br />

provisional Executive Board, 44,<br />

72, 84<br />

Putzier, Michael, 114, 137, 138,<br />

141, 152, 164<br />

Q<br />

Quality Through Partnership<br />

(QTP), 60, 104, 135, 136, 137–<br />

143, 162<br />

Quonset TRACON, 35, 55<br />

R<br />

radarscopes, 10, 15<br />

Radar Tower Coalition, 182<br />

rainy day fund, 78<br />

Ramsden, Jon, 159<br />

Ray<strong>the</strong>on Company, 20, 64, 175<br />

Reagan, Ronald<br />

dismissal of 11,000 striking<br />

controllers, 5, 27–28<br />

pledges support to PATCO, 16,<br />

25–26<br />

rescinds order banning fired<br />

controllers from federal<br />

jobs, 39<br />

Reclassification Committee (facility<br />

and pay), 141, 150–153, 168,<br />

169, 224<br />

Reed, Bernie, 137, 143, 145, 148,<br />

149, 153, 163, 168<br />

rehiring of fired controllers, 75–76,<br />

79, 145, 199–201<br />

Reuben, S. Jesse, 58–59<br />

Rich, Sam, 137, 138, 152<br />

Richards, Thomas C., 142<br />

Rifas, Howie, 167, 217<br />

Riley, Bill, 53, 54, 56-57, 61, 137<br />

Riley, Lee, 36, 52–53, 56–57, 84,<br />

100, 103, 137, 160<br />

Rock, Mike, 21<br />

“Rodney Vision,” 122–123<br />

RTCA, Inc., 160<br />

Rucker, Tom, 38, 41<br />

runway incursions, 226<br />

S<br />

safety concerns and initiatives,<br />

176–186, 226–228<br />

safety statistics, 41–42<br />

Salt Lake Center, 20, 33, 62, 76<br />

Saludin, John, 102<br />

Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation,<br />

211<br />

Sandbach, David, 115, 116<br />

San Juan CERAP, 59<br />

Schimpf, Brian, 226<br />

Schmidt, Sam, 211<br />

scholarship program, 165<br />

Scholl, Mark, 164, 173<br />

Schwitz, James R. “Randy,” 28,<br />

121, 137, 139, 152, 164<br />

attends IFATCA conference, 185<br />

biographical sketch, 190<br />

and national office building<br />

purchase, 195–196<br />

2000 election, 210, 213<br />

Scott, Mike, 47, 52<br />

Seattle-Tacoma International<br />

<strong>Air</strong>port, 226<br />

sector suite design, 180<br />

Security Control of <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> and<br />

Navigation Aids (SCATANA),<br />

230<br />

seniority issue, debates and<br />

policies, 144, 163–165, 174, 191,<br />

200, 205–208<br />

September 11, 2001, terrorist<br />

attacks, 228–231<br />

Shandrowsky, Alex, 174, 187<br />

Shedden, Bill, 153<br />

Sheedy, Michael, 73–74<br />

Index<br />

259<br />

“shrimp boats,” 15<br />

“<strong>the</strong> shroud,” 165<br />

Shuler, David, 100, 103<br />

sickouts, 21, 22<br />

Simon, Paul, 146–148, 156, 173<br />

Simpkins, Walt, 70, 72<br />

Singletary, Cary R., 115, 116<br />

Skinner, Samuel, 111, 136<br />

Skirlick, Anthony “Skip,” 38, 55,<br />

57, 63–64<br />

Slater, Rodney E., 177, 224<br />

Smith, Brandy L., 165<br />

Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California TRACON, 134<br />

South Florida Legislative<br />

Committee, 210–213<br />

Southwest Region (NATCA), 102,<br />

109<br />

“Southwest Rule” (contingency<br />

fund), 111<br />

Soviet Union ships/cargo, MEBA<br />

longshoremen and, 23<br />

Sperry Univac Corporation, 17, 18<br />

Spickler, Ray, 84, 100, 102, 135–<br />

136<br />

biographical sketch, 112<br />

bypassed at third convention,<br />

131<br />

elected first executive vice<br />

president, 98, 99<br />

at founding convention, 95<br />

IFATCA meeting, 183<br />

and pay demo, 149<br />

re-election bid in 1991, 130<br />

“sprinters,” 27<br />

Standard Terminal Automation<br />

Replacement System (STARS),<br />

17, 175, 181, 182–183<br />

Stephenson, Rob, 143<br />

Stevens, George, 97<br />

strike, 1981 controllers’, 27–32<br />

Stinson, Timothy, 102<br />

Structured Staffing program,

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