Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers

by Andrew E. Busch

On August 3, 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) walked off their jobs, striking for higher pay, shorter hours, and increased benefits. Unexpectedly, President Ronald Reagan decided to fire the strikers, prosecute their leaders, and decertify their union. This swift and unwavering decision was a shocking reversal of the sympathy and support Reagan showed PATCO during his campaign ten months...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700636919
• ISBN13: 9780700636914
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 180 Pages