Pay Demonstration Projects, 114, 135, 146, 149 Pearson, Dave, 84, 100, 102 Peer, William, 13 Peña, Federico F., 143, 177 Perrone, Joseph, 102 Phillips, Rich, 141, 152, 165, 193 plane crashes, 1985, 68–69, 130 Planzer, Neil, 178, 179 Poli, Robert E. assumes leadership of PATCO, 12–13 and FAA’s “final” contract offer, 24, 26 resigns, 29, 40 strike deadlines set, 23, 26, 31 Political Action Committee, 8, 120, 176 Poole, Jim, 58, 84, 98, 118, 137, 138, 141, 152, 164, 173 Poole, Robert, 225 Portner, Courtney, 108 Potzger, Richard H., 154 Preston, Wayne, 13 privatized ATC systems, 224–226, 225. see also contract towers issue Professional <strong>Air</strong>ways Systems Specialists (PASS), 41, 72–73, 131, 157, 159–160, 192 Professional <strong>Controllers</strong> Alliance, 55, 76 Project Beacon, 16–18, 18 provisional Executive Board, 44, 72, 84 Putzier, Michael, 114, 137, 138, 141, 152, 164 Q Quality Through Partnership (QTP), 60, 104, 135, 136, 137– 143, 162 Quonset TRACON, 35, 55 R radarscopes, 10, 15 Radar Tower Coalition, 182 rainy day fund, 78 Ramsden, Jon, 159 Ray<strong>the</strong>on Company, 20, 64, 175 Reagan, Ronald dismissal of 11,000 striking controllers, 5, 27–28 pledges support to PATCO, 16, 25–26 rescinds order banning fired controllers from federal jobs, 39 Reclassification Committee (facility and pay), 141, 150–153, 168, 169, 224 Reed, Bernie, 137, 143, 145, 148, 149, 153, 163, 168 rehiring of fired controllers, 75–76, 79, 145, 199–201 Reuben, S. Jesse, 58–59 Rich, Sam, 137, 138, 152 Richards, Thomas C., 142 Rifas, Howie, 167, 217 Riley, Bill, 53, 54, 56-57, 61, 137 Riley, Lee, 36, 52–53, 56–57, 84, 100, 103, 137, 160 Rock, Mike, 21 “Rodney Vision,” 122–123 RTCA, Inc., 160 Rucker, Tom, 38, 41 runway incursions, 226 S safety concerns and initiatives, 176–186, 226–228 safety statistics, 41–42 Salt Lake Center, 20, 33, 62, 76 Saludin, John, 102 Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, 211 Sandbach, David, 115, 116 San Juan CERAP, 59 Schimpf, Brian, 226 Schmidt, Sam, 211 scholarship program, 165 Scholl, Mark, 164, 173 Schwitz, James R. “Randy,” 28, 121, 137, 139, 152, 164 attends IFATCA conference, 185 biographical sketch, 190 and national office building purchase, 195–196 2000 election, 210, 213 Scott, Mike, 47, 52 Seattle-Tacoma International <strong>Air</strong>port, 226 sector suite design, 180 Security Control of <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> and Navigation Aids (SCATANA), 230 seniority issue, debates and policies, 144, 163–165, 174, 191, 200, 205–208 September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 228–231 Shandrowsky, Alex, 174, 187 Shedden, Bill, 153 Sheedy, Michael, 73–74 Index 259 “shrimp boats,” 15 “<strong>the</strong> shroud,” 165 Shuler, David, 100, 103 sickouts, 21, 22 Simon, Paul, 146–148, 156, 173 Simpkins, Walt, 70, 72 Singletary, Cary R., 115, 116 Skinner, Samuel, 111, 136 Skirlick, Anthony “Skip,” 38, 55, 57, 63–64 Slater, Rodney E., 177, 224 Smith, Brandy L., 165 Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California TRACON, 134 South Florida Legislative Committee, 210–213 Southwest Region (NATCA), 102, 109 “Southwest Rule” (contingency fund), 111 Soviet Union ships/cargo, MEBA longshoremen and, 23 Sperry Univac Corporation, 17, 18 Spickler, Ray, 84, 100, 102, 135– 136 biographical sketch, 112 bypassed at third convention, 131 elected first executive vice president, 98, 99 at founding convention, 95 IFATCA meeting, 183 and pay demo, 149 re-election bid in 1991, 130 “sprinters,” 27 Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), 17, 175, 181, 182–183 Stephenson, Rob, 143 Stevens, George, 97 strike, 1981 controllers’, 27–32 Stinson, Timothy, 102 Structured Staffing program,
260 <strong>Against</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> 45–46, 51 Success Through Partnership, 113, 136–141. see also Quality Through Partnership (QTP) Sullivan, Sallie, 132 Su<strong>the</strong>rland, Chris, 115, 116 Swauger, Richard, 95, 141, 150, 182, 230 Sweeney, John, 158, 189 T Taylor, Quentin, 69 Taylor, Robert D., 95, 114, 115–117, 168, 189, 191 Teamsters, 67 Terminal Doppler Wea<strong>the</strong>r Radar, 64 terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 228–231 Texas, 80 Thoman, Ray, 124, 125, 163–165 Thomas, Beth, 59–61, 73, 127, 128, 208 biographical sketch, 60 Thomas, Chuck, 59, 61 Thomas, David, 18 Thompson, Bryan, 118–120, 119, 121, 123 Thompson, Ricky, 164, 215 Thornton, John addresses founding convention, 85 as AFGE organizer, 47–50, 55- 56, 67 Barte recommends to coordinate NATCA organization under MEBA, 68, 69 biographical sketch, 82 board removes, 203–205 and certification election, 44, 88-90 honorary lifetime membership, 94, 95 MEBA mandates as executive director, 87–88 as MEBA organizer, 73 as PATCO president, 49 and rehiring of fired controllers, 74, 79 role determined, at second national convention, 93–94 as senior director for legislative affairs, 101, 105, 202 and Wright Amendment repeal, 202–203 Thurger, Rob, 227 Tierney, Jerry, 3–5, 182 Timme, Hea<strong>the</strong>r, 115, 116 Torchia, Domenic, 19, 29, 40 <strong>Traffic</strong> Alert/Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), 25, 151, 177 training programs, 114–123 Trainor, Joe, 159 trans-Atlantic flights, 16 Transportation Department, 230 Transportation Trades Department, 226 Trigler, Stacy, 156 Trumka, Richard, 157 Tsui Grundmann, Susan, 108–109 Tune, John, 37–39, 38, 41, 215 Turner, Rodney, 116, 121, 122–123, 143, 164, 215 U ULTRA computer language, 181 understaffing, 30, 69 union formation procedure, 50 United <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> <strong>Controllers</strong> Lobby, 57 United States <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> Control Organization (USATCO), 59 University of Oklahoma, 36 U.S. <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> Services Corporation (USATS), 153, 156 U.S. Congress. see also individual congressmen <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> Controller Incentive and Retention Act, 146 Chapter 71 rights issue, 156– 160, 202 Civil Service Reform Act, 18 FAA Reauthorization Act, 158–159 hearing on controller stress, 43 House Subcommittee on Aviation, 73–74, 107 H.R. 2663, 146 H.R. 4003, 75–76, 79 Postal Reorganization Act, 22 Second-Career Retirement Bill, 24 Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, 85, 99 Wright Amendment, 202–203 U.S. Postal Service, 22 V Van Houten, Steve, 100, 102 Van Nuys Tower, 150 vocational retraining, 24 Volpe, John, 22 W Wagner Act, 18 “Wall of Shame,” 224 Ward, Earl, 221 Ward, Mark, 100, 103 Washington Center, 3, 4, 30, 45– 48, 52, 57–58 Washington <strong>National</strong> <strong>Air</strong>port, 28 Watson, Larry “Bubba,” 164 Web site, NATCA, 117, 122 Whittaker, Jerry, 152, 154, 164 Wicker, Doug, 183 Williams, Paul, 9, 142, 143 Wilson, Barry, 210 wind shear, 46, 64 Woolbright, Rick, 110 World Wide Web, use of, 117, 122–123 Wright, Dale, 117, 195 Wright, James, 202 Wright Amendment, 202–203 Y Yushinsky, Tony, 217
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