Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Peter Dohm wrote:
I was flying as a student pilot during that period, and what I remember most
was that all of the controllers who were inpatient and abrasive suddenly
vanished and that all of the controllers who were friendly and helpfull were
still present.



Reagan broke the controller union's back.... he fired the strikers and never
rehired them. They're gone. Frankly, I don't miss them. The replacements were
much better.



PATCO screwed the controllers by lying about the strike vote.
As with most labor battles, there's plenty of fault to be found
on both sides.

Don't get me started on Eastern.