PATCO+HISTORY

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The Pressures of PATCO: Strikes and Stress in the 1980s []

On August 3, 1981 nearly 13,000 of the 17,500 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked off the job, hoping to disrupt the nation's transportation system to the extent that the federal government would accede to its demands for higher wages, a shorter work week, and better retirement benefits. []

History about PATCO workers[])

More information about PATCO []