Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199836787 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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If you care about the labor movement, you need to read Collision Course and even if you don't, you'll be transfixed by the drama of McCartin's story-telling." --E.J. Joseph McCartin tells the story in gripping detail. For anyone at all interested in labor or business history, I recommend it. Judis, author of The Folly of Empire"The signal event in the evisceration of the American middle class was Ronald Reagan's breaking the air traffic controllers' strike in 1981. " --The New York Times"Convincingdraws a vivid picture of a culture and how, as much as the realities an organization faces, that culture can determine the group's behavior.
. Joseph A. McCartin is Professor of History at Georgetown University and Director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor
Written with an eye for detail and a grasp of the vast consequences of the PATCO conflict for both air travel and America's working class, Collision Course is a stunning achievement.. As Joseph A. It begins with an arresting account of the 1960 midair collision over New York that cost 134 lives and exposed the weaknesses of an overburdened system. In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. It climaxes with the story of Reagan and the controllers, who surprisingly endorsed the Republican on the promise that he would address their grievances. Through the stories of controllers like Mike Rock and Jack Maher, who were galvanized into action by that disaster and went on to found PATCO, it describes the efforts of those who sought to make the airways safer and fought to win a secure place in the American middle class. PATCO's fall not only ushered in a long period of labor decline; it also served as a harbinger of t
takingadayoff said "They Can't Fire All of Us". Anyone who remembers 1981 remembers the day the air traffic controllers went out on strike. President Reagan ordered them to report back to work within "They Can't Fire All of Us" takingadayoff Anyone who remembers 1981 remembers the day the air traffic controllers went out on strike. President Reagan ordered them to report back to work within 48 hours or else. Those who didn't (only 10% of those striking returned to work) were fired.In Collision Course, labor historian Joseph McCartin has written an account of the formation of PATCO (the Professional Air Traffic Controllers' Organization), the strike, and what happened after Reagan fired the controllers.Collis. 8 hours or else. Those who didn't (only 10% of those striking returned to work) were fired.In Collision Course, labor historian Joseph McCartin has written an account of the formation of PATCO (the Professional Air Traffic Controllers' Organization), the strike, and what happened after Reagan fired the controllers.Collis. Paula R. Newquist said Eye opening. Eye opening. "New insight on a seminal event in U.S. labor history" according to Malvin. "Collision Course" by Joseph A. McCartin is an authoritative history of PATCO and its ill-fated confrontation with the Ronald Reagan administration. An associate professor of history at Georgetown University, Mr. McCartin's thorough research includes the review of thousands of news reports and documents as well as interviews with over one hundred people who participated in the event. The end result is an extraordinarily well-written book that brings new insight to a semi