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1981 PATCO STRIKE

Group 4: Rosa Bravo, Scott Spiro, Hossein Gharaviram & Daphne Klopping

Facts

  • Origins dating back to 1926
  • US Dept. Transportation
  • Airplane crash in 1956
  • Established in 1958 as Agency
  • Regulate commercial space transportation

Position & Interests

  • Keep status quo
  • Prevent ripple effects on other government agencies

PATCO's BATNA: STRIKE!

FAA's BATNA:

  • Leverage the power of the federal government
  • Replace ATCs with managers, retired ATCs, & military personnel

What could PATCO have done differently?

  • Had a better understanding of the ZOPA
  • Cultivated public support from the inception of the negotiation
  • Recognized that the negotiation had altered significantly when the President intervened

A Brief History of PATCO

Through the late 1960’s and early 70’s, a core of activists had built PATCO from a loose federation of company unions and professional organizations into a fighting union. In its 12 years of existence PATCO had developed a reputation as a union that was aggressively defending its members working conditions, public safety and the reform of air traffic control practices. Through a series of militant job actions, sickouts, and slowdowns they had won union recognition, serious gains in wages and working conditions, and engaged the FAA and the Airlines in a public discussion about air travel safety and regulation. One of the key demands of the union in 1981 was relief from the Civil Service Reform Act which would give them full recognition as an industrial union and the legal right to strike.

Interests & Position

Sources of Power

INTERESTS:

  • Better working conditions
  • Greater bargaining power

POSITION:

  • $10K increase for EEs earning $20-$50K
  • 4 days @ 32 hours/wk
  • Specific clauses stating that they COULD bargain for wages & strike legally
  • 12,000+ PATCO membership
  • Solidarity from other Airline Industry & Federal Labor Sector Unions
  • Political support by Congress & the President
  • Critical role to public safety

VS.

Positional Power

Leverage

Authority

Power & Influence

<== YOU'RE FIRED!

  • Annual Strikes decreased 33%
  • PATCO deunionized
  • Banned EE's from public service

REPERCUSSIONS...

on Aug. 5th, PATCO workers refused to work & President Reagan fired the 11,345 ATCs...

Outcome...

POWER & INFLUENCE

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