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76 Against the Wind Guy Molinari: The New York Republican congressman advocated rehiring some of the fired strikers to ease staffing shortages during the 1980s. / Stan Barough * Despite 145 co-sponsors, H.R. 4003 never came to the floor for a vote. Molinari tried again in the next Congress. Although the House passed his bill, the Senate never voted on it. ** The Salt Lake Center election served as a noteworthy litmus test on the competition between AFGE and MEBA. Local President Gary Molen supported NATCA while Vice President Jim Edmunds preferred to stay with AFGE (he was voted AATCC national vice president in a separate election that the group held in April). 1986 26 Mar. tified before Congress about continued low staffing to generate support for a bill that would authorize rehiring at least 1,000 PATCO strikers. Reflecting the polar differences of its membership, NATCA walked a fine line on the emotional rehire issue. While Gilbert and Thornton acknowledged that the ratio of air traffic to full-performance level controllers had begun “to exceed the acceptable, prudent level,” NAT- CA shied away from formally endorsing the bill. Nevertheless, Rep. Molinari, the bill’s sponsor, met privately with Thornton and Gilbert after the hearing and pledged his support to the NATCA organizing. * The following month, NATCA appeared before a Senate committee to support the creation of the Aviation Safety Commission. The proposed panel would be charged with presenting recommendations to President Reagan on improving air safety. The four events highlighted a key difference between AFGE and MEBA. Where AFGE preferred to focus on organizing and ignored the controllers’ desire to lobby Congress, MEBA plugged them in right away on Capitol Hill. MEBA organizer Kelly Candaele coordinates a NATCA Western-Pacific conference in San Francisco, which is attended by more than thirty con- “That was really what was needed,” Thornton says. “MEBA not only put up money, they put up some of their political capital.” The Home Stretch Meanwhile, the drive to collect 3,750 election petition signatures was in full swing. Some controllers grumbled over signing for the third time—once for a regional union, another for a national AATCC, and now for NATCA. But sign they did. In February 1986, Salt Lake Center controllers voted 22-0 to join NATCA. ** In March, the Professional Controllers Alliance at Indianapolis Center climbed aboard. Cleveland Center held its first organizing meeting in April and 140 controllers signed up in two weeks. By the time Minneapolis Center got involved, organizers could see the nationwide movement start to jell. NATCA had collected more than 3,000 names when AFGE and MEBA argued their case at the Article 20 hearing in June. After two years of false starts and stagnation, the numbers were climbing steadily. The almost constant travel to endless meetings with controllers, answering familiar questions, and allaying common fears gave Thornton, Candaele, Thomas, and a cadre of former AATCC activists a sense of déjà vu. Joining them during this second national campaign were new NATCA activists and another MEBA trollers from all regions except Alaskan. Rep. Norman Mineta, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, also attends.
14 Apr. For Want of a Signature Ed Mullin took the FAA’s entrance exam in 1974, but never heard back from the agency. At the time, he worked at Philadelphia International Airport in passenger service and flight operations for Eastern Airlines, which contracted with British Airways to handle their flights, as well. Several years later, Mullin planned to use his pass privileges to enjoy a trip to Ireland with his mother. Unfortunately, British Airways went on strike the day before they were scheduled to leave. Mullin told his mother their vacation would have to be restricted to the United States and asked her to pick any destination as an alternative. They were soon flying first class to Denver to see the Rocky Mountains. They rented a car at the airport and stopped at a motel in nearby Aurora for the night. Mullin happened to notice the FAA Regional Office in the town The FAA reports 758 near midair collisions during 1985, compared with 589 in 1984, a 29 percent increase. FAA Administrator Donald Engen attributes the higher rate to improved reporting. The previous fall, NTSB (it was later moved to a suburb of Seattle after regional consolidations). Curious, he decided to inquire about his longlost job application the next day. The receptionist directed Mullin to a man- NATCA archives ager down the hall and he introduced himself. The man broke into a wide grin, opened his bottom desk drawer, and pulled out Mullin’s file. “We’ve been looking for a medical qualification,” he said. A form needed a signature. Mullin shook his head over the circuitous route his application had taken from Philadelphia and signed the document. The manager then consulted some other paperwork and announced that Mullin could start work in Lewistown, Montana, in two weeks. Chapter 3: A Long and Winding Road Chairman James Burnett told Congress the board was very concerned. Subsequently, the FAA reports 840 near midair collisions in 1986 and 1,058 in 1987, followed by a steady downward trend to 293 during 1993. 77
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