>>>>We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. One of the shining moments of his 8 years was when he stood up to the extortionist tactics of the air traffic controllers union. Loved it when he fired them all :)
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>>>Disagree, for sure.
>>>It was his worst moment for me.
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>>Correct me if I'm wrong, but the union wanted a 10K wage increase annually and hours reduced from 40 to 32 a week. They were basically blackmailing, and Reagan called them on it. He made an example of them.
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>Yes, he did.
>And he set the tone that emboldened employers throughout the country to do the same.
>Jimmy Carter had something to do with it too, but the real decline in the labor movement in the US can be traced to that action by Reagan.
>It's noteworthy that people who support that action by Reagan are horrified when working people want increased wages and shorter work weeks, but blink when idiots inherit billions for doing nothing.

Curious - what is your opinion of the position and the actions of the air traffic controller union at the time? I've said my two cents - I think their actions amounted to extortion. What's your view of a union of federal employees asking for a 10K increase, hours cut from 40 to 32, and threatening to disrupt the airline system?

And correct me if I'm wrong, weren't the feds willing to give in some on their $$$ demands?