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. The controllers
complained of difficult working conditions and a lack of recognition of
the pressures they face. Across the country, some 7,000 flights were
canceled. The same day, President Reagan called the strike illegal and
threatened to fire any controller who had not returned to work within 48
hours. Robert Poli, president of the Professional Air-Traffic
Controllers Association (PATCO), was found in contempt by a federal
judge and ordered to pay $1,000 a day in fines.
On August 5, an angry President Reagan carried out his threat, and the federal government began firing the 11,359 air-traffic controllers who had not returned to work. In addition, he declared a lifetime ban on the rehiring of the strikers by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On August 17, the FAA began accepting applications for new air-traffic controllers, and on October 22 the Federal Labor Relations Authority decertified PATCO.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers
With Reagan doing this, it opened the door for Governors like Scott Walker of Wisconsin to crack down on public employee unions who had more control over policy than their employers are were literally stealing money from taxpayers.
Reagan was 31 years ahead of his time, but taxpayers in many areas of the country are now able to see the fruits of his labor.
On August 5, an angry President Reagan carried out his threat, and the federal government began firing the 11,359 air-traffic controllers who had not returned to work. In addition, he declared a lifetime ban on the rehiring of the strikers by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On August 17, the FAA began accepting applications for new air-traffic controllers, and on October 22 the Federal Labor Relations Authority decertified PATCO.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers
With Reagan doing this, it opened the door for Governors like Scott Walker of Wisconsin to crack down on public employee unions who had more control over policy than their employers are were literally stealing money from taxpayers.
Reagan was 31 years ahead of his time, but taxpayers in many areas of the country are now able to see the fruits of his labor.
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