I was entirely unfamiliar with this event, and I haven't done enough reading to understand the nuance yet - from pure emotion I can say, as a private pilot, wha

I was entirely unfamiliar with this event, and I haven't done enough reading to understand the nuance yet - from pure emotion I can say, as a private pilot, whatever we pay our ATC's isn't enough. Illegal strikes are a complicated topic, and in a safety oriented role such as ATC there is a certain responsibility to both push back on unsafe conditions, while also maintaining as much functionality as possible. Slowdowns, walkouts, sickouts, etc, all make sense to me, but a general strike seems like a serious escalation that raises the safety stakes to an unacceptable level.