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.

I don't remember hearing about the vote, although I certainly suspected it.
The rest, regrettably, is much too true.

Peter