Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Cousins collection of PATCO Local 321 materials
Collection
Identifier: L2019-17
Abstract
The Bill Cousins collection of PATCO Local 321 material consists of news clippings, periodicals, audio tapes, legal files, and correspondence. Most of the material covers the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization's strike of 1981. Bill Cousins worked as an air traffic controller in Detroit, Michigan.
Dates:
1970-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
Thomas Pesnicak PATCO collection
Collection
Identifier: L2011-11
Abstract:
Thomas Pesnicak was a member of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) and served as president of Local 204 in Leesburg, Virginia. In August of 1981, Pesnicak was fired alongside approximately 11,000 other PATCO members for participating in an illegal strike against the federal government. The Thomas Pesnicak collection consist primarily of photographs, artifacts, and one periodical.
Dates:
1974-2008; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1983
Found in:
Special Collections