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...union objections that the pact would cost jobs. That humiliation was merely the latest in a string of setbacks for labor since Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization in 1981, which made many other workers afraid to strike. "After Patco we felt we were looking down a double-barreled shotgun at the wrong end," says Joe Gunn, president of the Texas AFL-CIO. "Those days are over...
...union power had been slipping long before Reagan slapped down PATCO. In 1945 union members made up more than 35% of the nonagricultural work force; by 1980 they had dropped to 22%, and have fallen considerably since. Many of the nearly 19 million new jobs created during the booming '80s were in nonorganized service industries and small businesses. Relentless churning in the job market has also hurt Big Labor, as job security has begun to take precedence over concerns about benefits and pay increases. During the '80s, TWA, Phelps Dodge, Boise Cascade, International Paper and countless other firms cracked down...
Ronald Reagan probably thought he had seen the last of unions in the control tower six years ago, after he fired 11,400 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. Now the nonunion replacements for the old PATCO members are 12,800 strong and have just formed -- you guessed it -- a union. This one is called NATCA (for National Air Traffic Controllers Association), and last week it won certification by a 2- to-1 vote...
Some grievances have not changed: autocratic management, antiquated equipment, too few controllers, too many planes. But the new union's leaders say they do not intend to repeat PATCO's mistakes. In particular, they will not demand the right to strike...
What should be done to restore the safety margins? The controller shortage offers only one relatively quick fix: rehire more of the fired PATCO controllers. Many have not found comparable-paying jobs and would be eager to get back at their consoles. But FAA Chief Engen, reflecting the Administration's position, says, "No way." According to the GAO survey, 60% of the current controllers and 85% of their supervisors oppose such a move, though a majority of those at some of the busiest traffic centers say they would have no objection. In fact, about 500 of the less militant PATCO...