Reagan gave the controllers several options to go back to
work, PATCO really did screw their members.



"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
...
| 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.