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05/08/1981 TO DELETE

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The Lasting Impact of Reagan's Firing of Air Traffic Controllers (1/2)

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Remarks and Q & A with reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike

Reagan fired the 11,359 striking air traffic controllers who had ignored the order and banned them from federal service for life. In the wake of the strike and mass firings, the FAA was faced with the task of hiring and training enough controllers to replace those that had been fired.