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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Professional_Air_TrafficProfessional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)

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   The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was a United States trade union that operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following an illegal strike broken by the Reagan administration; in striking, the union violated 5 U.S.C. (Supp. III 1956) 118p (now 5 U.S.C. § 7311), which prohibits strikes by federal ...

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3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › reagan-firesRonald Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers - HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan begins firing 11,359 air-traffic controllers striking in violation of his order for them to return to work. The executive action, regarded as...

4. theintercept.com › 2021/08/06 › middle-class-reaganThe Murder of the Middle Class Began 40 Years Ago This Week

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   Aug 6, 2021 · All strikers were fired on the order of President Ronald Reagan on Aug. 5, 1981. Photo: Bettmann Archive. Forty years ago, on August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking...

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   How many air traffic controllers were on strike in 1981?

   • President Reagan makes a statement to the press regarding the air traffic controllers on August 3, 1981, the first day of the strike. (National Archives) By August 5, the day of Reagan’s ultimatum, only 1,300 controllers had broken with the strike and returned to work.

   The Legacy of the Crushed 1981 PATCO Strike - Jacobin

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   When were air traffic controllers fired?

   • Members of PATCO, the air traffic controllers union. All strikers were fired on the order of President Ronald Reagan on Aug. 5, 1981. Forty years ago, on August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking air traffic controllers and barred them from ever working again for the federal government.

   The Murder of the Middle Class Began 40 Years Ago This Week

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   Why did air traffic controllers go on strike?

   • The executive action, regarded as extreme by many, significantly slowed air travel for months. Two days earlier, on August 3, almost 13,000 air-traffic controllers went on strike after negotiations with the federal government to raise their pay and shorten their workweek proved fruitless.

   Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers - HISTORY

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   How many air traffic controllers stayed on strike?

   • MALONE: That moment the deadline passed, Ron and over 11,000 air traffic controllers who stayed on strike were officially fired. SIMON: Donald Devine, the head of federal employees for Reagan, told me that not long after the strike, this thing started happening.

   Looking Back On When President Reagan Fired The Air Traffic Controllers

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6. www.npr.org › 2021/08/05 › 1025018833Looking Back On When President Reagan Fired The Air Traffic ...

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   Aug 5, 2021 · Playlist. Thursday marks 40 years since former President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. That dealt a serious blow to the American labor movement....

7. lhrp.georgetown.edu › the-1981-patco-strikeThe 1981 PATCO Strike - Labor History Resource Project

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   May 16, 2023 · The 1981 PATCO Strike. 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.

8. millercenter.org › reagan-vs-air-traffic-controllersReagan vs. Air Traffic Controllers | Miller Center

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   By Bryan Craig. Photo: Shutterstock. “They are in violation of the law, and if they do not report for work within 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated,” President Ronald Reagan said at a press conference on August 3, 1981, responding to a nationwide air traffic controllers’ strike.

9. jacobin.com › 2021 › 08The Legacy of the Crushed 1981 PATCO Strike - Jacobin

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   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.