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2016-05-22 Economy

The 50-Year Decline of the American Worker

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Posted by Bobby 2016-05-22 13:47|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And it climaxed when Ronald Reagan broke the air traffic controllers union in 1981.

...I'd take some exception with that - PATCO broke itself, with a leadership bound and determined to hold US and international air travel hostage. Had they struck, Reagan would have been pilloried around the world (not that the world needed any more reasons, but I digress) and the pressure to give in would have been unbearable. PATCO could have changed it at anytime, but they got greedy and stupid, and that's no way to go through life.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-05-22 15:23|| 2016-05-22 15:23|| Front Page Top

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