President Reagan’s involvement in the strike by federal air traffic controllers in 1981

The air traffic controllers’ union went on strike in 1981, but federal employees were prohibited from striking. President Reagan ordered the controllers to return to work and fired those who refused, removing more than 11,000 workers from their jobs. This shows that his response prompted the firing of controllers who did not return, not that all strikers came back.

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