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KBOO
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In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's racist response, Frann Michel looks back at the 1981 strike by PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. This commentary considers the problems faced then and now by Air Traffic Controllers, the damaging legacy of Ronald Reagan's union-busting, lessons from the strike, and the importance of workers' exercise of collective power going forward.
Public domain image: "PATCO Pinback Button" is marked with CC0 1.0. A blue pinback button with white lettering says "Bust Reagan Not Unions: Support PATCO September 19, 1981."