the way I understand it was they govt actually agreed to a pretty healthy pay raise before the strike (inflation was high then and salaries did not go up). PA

the way I understand it was they govt actually agreed to a pretty healthy pay raise before the strike (inflation was high then and salaries did not go up). PATCO thought they could get more and Reagan went nuclear on them. this seems like a good write up (dunno the accuracy) https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2796do/what_exactly_happened_when_president_reagan_fired/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2796do/what_...