Air traffic controllers' strike (PATCO)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affects U.S. air travel
gptkbp:consequence ban on rehiring fired controllers
gptkbp:date August 3, 1981
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major event in U.S. labor history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air traffic controllers' strike (PATCO)
gptkbp:influenced future labor relations in the U.S.
gptkbp:legalStatus illegal under federal law
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 13,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization
gptkbp:participants air traffic controllers
gptkbp:precededBy negotiations between PATCO and FAA
gptkbp:requires better working conditions
shorter workweek
higher pay
gptkbp:response gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:resultedIn decertification of PATCO
mass firing of striking controllers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidency_of_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Reagan_era
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6