Ronald Reagan-Remarks on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Posted by Gary P Jackson on February 22, 2011
By Gary P Jackson
How Ronald Reagan handled the strike by air traffic control workers in 1981. This is a powerful speech, which was given on August 3, 1981, and as history shows, Reagan made good on his promise to fire anyone who didn’t return to work.





































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Jules said
Ronald Reagan also said this about unions and collective bargaining. (Would you like maple syrup with your waffles, Mr. President?)
“These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland … They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.” –Ronald Reagan, 1980 Labor Day Speech