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Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers (1981)

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 12:56 p.m.

It\u2019s August 5th. This day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers, who had gone on strike over failed negotiations for a new contract. In addition to firing them, he banned the workers from ever holding federal jobs again.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how this moment reflected and shifted a moment when American unions were in decline and employers \u2014 both at the federal and private level \u2014 were being emboldened in their negotiations with workers.

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