
6-8, 9-12

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12
On this day in 1981, 13,000 members of the U.S. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), tired of working long hours with obsolete equipment, decided to go on strike. President Reagan threatened to fire any striker still on the picket line through August 5th. Many strikers stood their ground and the President made good on his word, firing 11,500 strikers. Replacement were rounded up, trained, then quickly installed in the vacant posts. These actions were a hit to organized labor and caused employers to become bolder in their actions against union activity.