Ronald Reagan and the firing of the air traffic controllers / Andrew E. Busch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Busch, Andrew, author.

Series:

Landmark presidential decisions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air Traffic Controllers' Strike, U.S., 1981.

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.).

Reagan, Ronald.

Collective labor agreements--Air traffic controllers--United States.

Collective labor agreements.

Collective labor agreements--Air traffic controllers.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 167 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Summary:

"In the latest volume for the Landmark Presidential Decisions series, Andrew Busch focuses on the decision by Ronald Reagan in August 1981 to fire striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) at the nation's airports in response to the decision by the 12,000 members to go on strike to demand a large pay raise, 32-hour work week, and other benefits. PATCO was one of three national unions to endorse Reagan in the 1980 campaign, and Reagan had signaled a desire to work with it. On the other hand, Reagan was committed to limiting federal spending and cutting inflation. Reagan's decision came in the first year of his presidency, and in many ways it set the tone for his two terms in the White House. It was also a contested decision both within the administration and in the public, though it ultimately proved popular. The decision had substantial long-term consequences and accelerated the decline of unions in the private sector"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Busch, Andrew. Ronald Reagan and the firing of the air traffic controllers

ISBN:

9780700636907

0700636900

9780700636914

0700636919

OCLC:

1409696514