President's Files, 1968-1982

The collection consists of the records of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization from 1968-1982. The President's Files (1968-1972) include correspondence of the president, executive vice-president, and regional vice-presidents, as well as minutes, resolutions and subject files. They also include minutes, resolutions, executive board meetings, chronological files, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings and printed materials. These are the files of the president, from Leyden to Eads, as well as the president's secretary. Subjects include the organizational history, the 1978 national slowdown, job actions, the reclassification system of air traffic controllers, as well as the general business of the organization.

The series also documents such committees as Safety, Training and Personnel, and Constitution. Materials include financial records, collective labor agreements, publications, local union records, and voting records. The records reflect the organization's efforts in improving the working conditions of air traffic controllers including wages, better pension plans, and shorter work hours.