> On August 5, 1981, President #RonaldReagan fired every member of the air traffic controllers union (PATCO) who'd defied his order to return to work and declared their union illegal. They had been on strike for just two days.
> It was a bold and brash move. No one had ever tried it. What made it even bolder was that #PATCO was one of only two unions that had endorsed Reagan..
https://www.nj.com/bayonne/2011/08/30_years_ago_--_the_day_the_mi.html
#USAirTraffic #AirTrafficControllers #uspol #ReaganAir