Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PATCO_strike
gptkbp:cause demand for better working conditions
demand for higher pay
gptkbp:date August 3, 1981
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization strike
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Administration
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 13,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization
gptkbp:response gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
PATCO decertified as a union
over 11,000 controllers fired
strikers given 48 hours to return to work
gptkbp:result decertification of PATCO
mass firing of striking controllers
long-term impact on US labor movement
gptkbp:significance major event in US labor history
influenced labor relations in the US
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PATCO_strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8