1981 US air traffic controllers' strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1981_US_air_traffic_controllers'_strike
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affectedIndustry gptkb:transportation
aviation
gptkbp:cause demand for better working conditions
demand for shorter workweek
demand for higher pay
gptkbp:endDate 1981-08-05
gptkbp:governmentResponse permanent replacement of strikers
use of military air traffic controllers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major turning point in US labor history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1981 US air traffic controllers' strike
gptkbp:impact influenced future labor relations in the US
gptkbp:legalStatus illegal under US federal law
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent Ronald Reagan fired over 11,000 controllers
PATCO decertified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 13,000
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Administration
gptkb:Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization
gptkbp:precededBy PATCO contract negotiations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Administration
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization
US labor law
gptkbp:result decertification of PATCO
mass firing of striking controllers
long-term impact on US labor movement
gptkbp:startDate 1981-08-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Air_traffic_controllers'_strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7