![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
UAW International Union - PATCO strike started on this day in 1981. In February 1981, PATCO members began negotiations with the FAA for a reduced 32-hour workweek, a $10,000 pay increase for
![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
![Robert E. Poli, Leader of Pivotal Strike by Air Traffic Controllers, Is Dead at 78 - The New York Times Robert E. Poli, Leader of Pivotal Strike by Air Traffic Controllers, Is Dead at 78 - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/22/us/poli-obit/poli-obit-superJumbo.jpg)
Robert E. Poli, Leader of Pivotal Strike by Air Traffic Controllers, Is Dead at 78 - The New York Times
![New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1981. President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. #nytimes https://t.co/OD64WEXu7Y" / New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1981. President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. #nytimes https://t.co/OD64WEXu7Y" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj8tqrgXoAU061S.jpg)