Indianapolis Center--Congressional Investigation, 1980
Scope and Content of Series XVI: Legislative Files
The Legislative series (1969-1982) contains correspondence, speeches, congressional testimonies, and Senate and House bills relating to PATCO and its relations with federal government. This series contains the testimony of various PATCO officials, including John Leyden, to congress. In addition it contains the correspondence of the extensive PATCO lobbying efforts centered on the PATCO Political Action Committee.
A significant part of PATCO’s lobbying efforts related to their attempts to get air traffic controllers reclassified under civil service guidelines. In this vein, this series contains materials covering the Hatch Act (1975-1977), the Civil Service Reform Act (1978), as well as congressional investigations into the 1970 sick out and the 1974 controller slowdown.
Additionally, this series contains extensive material dealing with the Corson Committee (1970-1971), which started congressional interest in PATCO’s Second Career Program.
Dates
- Creation: 1980
Creator
- From the Series: Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use. Access to materials with personal or sensitive information is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.
Extent
From the Series: 3.175 Linear Feet (in 9 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
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