"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
It's the result of over crowded flight paths, antiquated equipment and
increased demand for flights.
The people in the ATC system do an amazing job under the circumstances.
It has nothing to do with Ronny Wrinkles busting an illegal strike 20
years ago.

Eisboch

Of course not! Hehehe.

Correct me if I am wrong. Because of the massive negative affect on US
transportation, both personnel and commerce, the ATC strike was illegal,
even under the union contract conditions. Being illegal gave the
executive branch of the federal government the authority to intervene in
behalf and in the interest of the general population.

So, you are of the opinion that the ATC union had the right to ignore the
law and go on strike anyway?

Reagan did exactly the right thing and it wasn't unilateral. The union
was well advised of the consequences of a system shutdown and were
strongly encouraged to continue contract negotiations without violating
the law.
They ignored the opportunities and got what they deserved.

It's amazing how the spin is applied 20 years later to support a
political agenda. I suppose if one says something loud enough and often
enough some people will begin to believe it.

Again, please correct me if I am in error.

Eisboch


Reagan wanted to show he had balls, so he busted a union. I've always
opposed legal restrictions on the right to strike. In the early 1970s, I
was pleased to be involved in a number of "illegal" teachers' union
strikes in Michigan, Indiana and New York.

Well, with all due respect, the fact that you have always opposed legal
restrictions on the right to strike doesn't change the fact that that
Congress determined it to be illegal in 1955 (for federal employees) and the
Supreme Court determined the law to be constitutional when challenged in
1971. You have been out voted.



I always thought Reagan was a charlatan because of his involvement in the
Iranian hostage crisis, his double-dealing with the Iranians later to sell
them arms, his budget-busting deficit spending on military wastage, et
cetera. I often wondered when in his terms he began to deteriorate
mentally because of his illness.

You are entitled to think what you want but consider:

In the aftermath of more recent crises .... the fed's response (or lack of)
to natural disasters like Katrina, wildfires, etc., the actions of the FAA
in 1981, in terms of developing a contingency plan to keep air
transportation going in the event of an illegal strike, would today be
considered to be masterfully executed and Reagan's administration would be
congratulated.

Eisboch