Air Traffic Controllers' Strike, U.S., 1981
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Publications [Series XV]
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Region and Locals [Series XI]
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Regional Vice President's files [Series III]
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Safety and Health files [Series XIII]
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Strike Files [Series V]
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Subject files [Series XVII]
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 17 of 18) describes Series XVII, Subject Files, 1964-1985 (23 linear feet of records in 55 boxes), which consists primarily of printed material.
Randy Razook PATCO collection
Ron Elliott PATCO collection
Thomas Pesnicak PATCO collection
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.