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Collision course : Ronald Reagan, the air traffic controllers, and the strike that changed America / / Joseph A. McCartin



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Autore: McCartin Joseph Anthony Visualizza persona
Titolo: Collision course : Ronald Reagan, the air traffic controllers, and the strike that changed America / / Joseph A. McCartin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (499 p.)
Disciplina: 331.892/81387740426097309048
Soggetto topico: Air Traffic Controllers' Strike, U.S., 1981
Collective bargaining - Aeronautics - United States
Collective bargaining - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; GETTING THE PICTURE; 1 THE MAIN BANG; 2 PUSHING BACK; 3 WHEELS UP; 4 CONFLICTION; 5 COURSE CORRECTION; 6 FLIGHT CEILING; 7 TURBULENCE; 8 DOWN THE TUBES; 9 PILOT ERROR; 10 DEAD RECKONING; 11 TRADING PAINT; 12 ALUMINUM RAIN; 13 DEBRIS FIELD; BLACK BOX; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiveness and hostility to organized labor. As Joseph A. McCartin writes, the strike was the culmination of two decades of escalating conflict between controllers and the government that stemmed from the high-pressure nature of the job and the controllers' inability to negotiate with their employer over vital issues. PATCO's fall not only ushered in a long period of labor decline; it also served as a
Titolo autorizzato: Collision course  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-025450-5
1-283-29703-5
9786613297037
0-19-983679-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808240003321
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