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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 685 F.2d 547 (1982): Case Brief Summary

🎬 “When Reagan Fired 11,000 Workers ✈️💼” The 1981 PATCO Strike and Reagan’s showdown with air traffic controllers August 1981 — America’s airports were in chaos. Thousands of air traffic controllers walked off the job, demanding better pay and shorter hours. Their union, PATCO, thought they could pressure the government by grounding the skies. But they forgot one small detail — striking was illegal for federal workers. And their new boss? Ronald Reagan. A former union leader… turned union crus

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