STRIKING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FIRED

33 Years Ago: Reagan Goes Union-Busting, Fires 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers – Mother ...
President Reagan with US Attorney General William French Smith making a statement to the press regarding the air
traffic controllers strike from the Rose Garden. White
House Photo/Ronald Reagan Library

On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan began firing
11,359 air-traffic controllers striking in violation of his order
for them to return to work. The executive action, regarded
as extreme by many, significantly slowed air travel for
months.

Labor Department Names Ronald Reagan to Hall of Honor - Washington Wire - WSJ

Corey Templeton Photography: November 2011

Fly level - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER

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