|
Robert Poli
Robert Edmund Poli (February 27, 1936 – September 15, 2014) was an American labor union leader who was president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) at the time of its ill-fated strike in 1981 against the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Early life Poli was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in a working-class home. His parents Peter and Cora owned a luncheonette, and his father carved religious statuary and worked at a dairy. Following high school, Poli served four years in the U.S. Air Force, where he learned to be an air traffic controller. He began employment with the FAA in the early 1960s. Career For 13 years Poli was an FAA air traffic controller, first at the control tower in Pittsburgh and then at an area control center in Cleveland, where he became a local PATCO union leader. He rose to vice president of the union in 1972 and president in 1980. In the 1960s and 70s, air traffic controllers became increasingly dissatisfied with their wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Poli, Air Traffic Controllers Union, Labor Day Parade, New York (cropped)
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
