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On This Day October 22, 1981 – The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Union Was Decertified Following An Illegal Strike Broken By The R

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On This Day October 22, 1981 – The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Union Was Decertified Following An Illegal Strike Broken By The R.

On this day October 22, 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, known as PATCO, was officially decertified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority after leading an illegal nationwide strike earlier that year. The strike began in August 1981 when over eleven thousand air traffic controllers walked off the job demanding higher pay, shorter hours, and improved working conditions. President Ronald Reagan declared the strike illegal under federal law, ordering the...
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