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May 16, 2023 · Forty years ago, in August 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked off the job after contract negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) broke down. President Ronald Reagan ordered them to return to work, and after 48 hours fired those who did not (Schalch). PATCO was ...
May 16, 2023 · PATCO: The Strike That Changed American Labor. History Sites, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, The Takeaway May 16, 2023. In recent months there has been a resurgence of labor protests across the United States. From Ohio to Wisconsin, union members are taking to the streets once ...
Aug 3, 2021 · On August 3, 1981, forty years ago today, thirteen thousand members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) went on strike, demanding an annual wage increase, upgrades to outdated equipment, and a reduced workweek. Two days later, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 of them, sending a clear signal to corporate America ...
It ran from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following an illegal strike that was broken by the Ronald Reagan Administration. The 1981 strike and defeat of PATCO was called "one of the most important events in late twentieth century U.S. labor history" by labor historian Joseph A. McCartin. References
The breaking of PATCO took place at a crucial inflection point in US labor history. Changing political, ideological, and economic trends made unions vulnerable as the 1980s began. In this volatile context, the PATCO strike garnered unprecedented attention and enormous influence. The walkout, which started on August 3, 1981, took place in every ...
Oct 7, 2021 · The 40th Anniversary Of The PATCO Strike: The Strike That Changed American Labor. By Ethan Elkind , Lea Ceasrine. Published October 7, 2021 at 6:13 AM PDT. Georgia State University Library PATCO Archives. PATCO strike of 1981. On this edition of Your Call, we rebroadcast our conversation about the legacy of the Reagan administration’s anti ...
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A one-day PATCO slowdown at Chicago’s O’Hare airport in August 1980 cost the airlines almost $1 million in excess fuel alone.’1 Most airline pilots did not support the strike—some described the slowdowns and sickouts as “an inappropriate and unpatriotic action.”2 Moreover, the public did not support PATCO’s actions.
