Chapter 18Employee and Labor Relations
Exam Notables
“Please tell me you're Republicans” quipped President Ronald Reagan to the hospital staff charged with his care after an assassination attempt left him with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Five months later, the president was back at work as the commander-in-chief, this time battling a dispute between the federal government and their employees—the air traffic controllers. Despite the presence of a collective bargaining agreement, Reagan demanded that the 11,000 striking workers return to their jobs or face being fired (https://millercenter.org/president/ronald-reagan/key-events). Watch the President's speech and justification for the threats of firing at https://millercenter.org/reagan-vs-air-traffic-controllers ...
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