11,000 Fired in One Day: Reagan's Strike That Changed American Labor
On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 air traffic controllers who refused to end their illegal strike — a shock to organized labor that echoed for decades.
On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 air traffic controllers who refused to end their illegal strike — a shock to organized labor that echoed for decades.