Present:

LOCAL NAME LOCAL NAME LOCAL NAME

501	Mike Chiofalo	514	Howard McKinney	562	John Iuliano
501	George Miller	514	Adam Ferrara	562	Steve Gukelberger
502	Duke Hingley	521	Todd Gibbs	563	Steve Gilboy
505	Mike Mayes	529	Charlie Meyer	564	JR Ruiz
505	Robert Todd	529	Steve Prehn	564	Ed Domenech
507	Bobby Gratiano-*Week	530	Chris Baker	565	Keith Stewart
510	Pete Hogan – 8/20	530	Michael Taylor – 8/23-24	565	Frank Picarelli
510	Brian McMahon –*Week	530	Gordon Clark	567	Michael Martin
512	Mike Rubel	530	Bill Ballard	567	Robert Strebeck
512	Rick Rodriguez	541	Jim Fudge	567	Johnny Griffith–8/20, 22
513	Don Dougherty	541	Dale Holt	567	Larry Pike 8/20
513	Mark Nelson	542	John Plowman – Not Present	568	Tom Lee
514	Steve Luis	542	Frank Pascale - Not Present	569	Glen Jeannes
514	Dan Mitchell	561	Todd Woodward - *Week	590	Howard Blaydes
514	Sam Cirri	561	Richard Rostock
514	Dale Lantz	561	Tony Bernal

The TWU Negotiations Committee reconvened at the Green Oaks Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas August 20-24 for additional preparation, as the November 7 exchange of openers with American Airlines draws near. The newest member of the Negotiating Team was introduced (Larry Pike, President-elect, Local 567-AFW). The meetings were chaired by International Vice President Dennis Burchette.

Mark Richard, Esq., a labor attorney, spent the week with the Negotiating Committee. His credentials include: 30-plus years representing union members as a labor attorney, union organizer, Local President of AFT (American Federation of Teachers) and also serving as a Chief Negotiator at the bargaining table. In that thirty-year time span, Mr. Richard has been involved in over 200 contract negotiations with various unions. His valuable insight and extensive labor background provided the backdrop for the following Negotiating Committee workshops:

Power Bargaining
Strategic Planning
Drafting Considerations
Contract Campaigns
Team Unity and Discipline

Also present mid-week was TWU Communication Director, Jamie Horowitz. He addressed the Committee, providing insight on developing strategic campaigns.

Special thanks to both Mark Richard and Jamie Horowitz for their time, patience and dedication working with the Negotiating Committee this week. Additionally, they are both to be commended for their dedication to the cause of organized labor.

The Committee will meet again September 10-14 in Fort Worth.