A nice Reagan moment. My favorite was when he gave the Air Traffic Controllers 48 hours to get back to work. They defied him and he fired the illegal strikers, forced the FAA to put a lifetime ban on the strikers and decertified the Union. Now that is Assertive leadership.
That sounds like a huge dick move. Reminds me of how early presidents used to call in the army and force workers back to work when they tried to get a better deal for themselves. Calling a strike illegal is just some bullshit totalitarianism. People have a right to not work a job. Someone who is forced to work against their will is called a slave.
No. Maybe you don’t know the facts. They had violated the law USC 7311. They had a contract which expressly forbid them to strike as Federal Employees. They also violated a federal court injunction. It was a national safety issue. The Union was offered a pay increase of 11.4% which was twice the federal worker pay increase. They wanted a 4 day work week and an 8 hour only work day. Yeah, I don’t think taxpayers liked that idea either.
Reagan also gave them 48 hours to return to work. If they didn’t they were fired. Slaves? LOL. No one was forced to work. They were simply fired. We did just fine without them.
No, didn't know that info that they were federal jobs. Just got me thinking of some of the scummy shit that early government had done against the people.
A nice Reagan moment. My favorite was when he gave the Air Traffic Controllers 48 hours to get back to work. They defied him and he fired the illegal strikers, forced the FAA to put a lifetime ban on the strikers and decertified the Union. Now that is Assertive leadership.
As Governor of CA, was clearning the commies out of their "peaceful protest version of CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle" occupation of UC Berkeley.
That sounds like a huge dick move. Reminds me of how early presidents used to call in the army and force workers back to work when they tried to get a better deal for themselves. Calling a strike illegal is just some bullshit totalitarianism. People have a right to not work a job. Someone who is forced to work against their will is called a slave.
No. Maybe you don’t know the facts. They had violated the law USC 7311. They had a contract which expressly forbid them to strike as Federal Employees. They also violated a federal court injunction. It was a national safety issue. The Union was offered a pay increase of 11.4% which was twice the federal worker pay increase. They wanted a 4 day work week and an 8 hour only work day. Yeah, I don’t think taxpayers liked that idea either.
Reagan also gave them 48 hours to return to work. If they didn’t they were fired. Slaves? LOL. No one was forced to work. They were simply fired. We did just fine without them.
No, didn't know that info that they were federal jobs. Just got me thinking of some of the scummy shit that early government had done against the people.