In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike.
McCartin writes, the Strike was the culmination of two decades of escalating conflict between Controllers and the government That stemmed from the high-pressure nature of the job and the controllers\' inability to negotiate with their employer over.
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The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiveness and hostility to organized labor.
In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike