![A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired](https://i.redd.it/73fypp5kc6vx.png)
A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired
![Flashback: STRIKE: Corporates cope with ATC disruption | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News Flashback: STRIKE: Corporates cope with ATC disruption | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News](https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/ain30_fullwidth_large_2x/public/uploads/2022/07/september1981.jpg?itok=j9N2l3Wp×tamp=1658843199)
Flashback: STRIKE: Corporates cope with ATC disruption | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News
![33 Years Ago: Reagan Goes Union-Busting, Fires 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers – Mother Jones 33 Years Ago: Reagan Goes Union-Busting, Fires 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers – Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/AP8108071146-630.jpg)
33 Years Ago: Reagan Goes Union-Busting, Fires 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers – Mother Jones
![CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1981/08/04/218795_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times
Teamsters History - Today in Labor History we take a look back at the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers strike. It is common knowledge that Reagan fired all 11,359 of the workers for
![Erik Loomis on Twitter: "This Day in Labor History: August 3, 1981. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) goes on strike in the single greatest disaster in American labor history after Erik Loomis on Twitter: "This Day in Labor History: August 3, 1981. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) goes on strike in the single greatest disaster in American labor history after](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBD7-6DW4AE0pt1.jpg)
Erik Loomis on Twitter: "This Day in Labor History: August 3, 1981. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) goes on strike in the single greatest disaster in American labor history after
![Reagan's firing of striking air traffic controllers set the stage for his presidency - Washington Times Reagan's firing of striking air traffic controllers set the stage for his presidency - Washington Times](https://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2021/08/05/B3walkerLGairtraffi.jpg)