![A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired](https://i.redd.it/73fypp5kc6vx.png)
A father and son on the picket line during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, which became one of the most important events in U.S. labor history after President Ronald Reagan fired
Teamsters History - Today in Labor History we take a look back at the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers strike. It is common knowledge that Reagan fired all 11,359 of the workers for
![CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1981/08/04/218795_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
CONTROLLERS STRIKE, HALTING 7,000 FLIGHTS; REAGAN GIVES 48-HOUR NOTICE ON STRIKERS OF DISMISSAL - The New York Times
![New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1981. President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. #nytimes https://t.co/OD64WEXu7Y" / New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1981. President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. #nytimes https://t.co/OD64WEXu7Y" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj8tqrgXoAU061S.jpg)
New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1981. President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. #nytimes https://t.co/OD64WEXu7Y" /
![OTD in History… August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers | History Musings OTD in History… August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers | History Musings](https://historymusings.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/87b24-1jfg-5d8hzbops5cov9i7ra.jpeg?w=640)