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> why didn't the Reagan administration just avoid the strike by giving them what they wanted, like he was able to get personally in 1960? His administration ac
by solatic 3y ago
> why didn't the Reagan administration just avoid the strike by giving them what they wanted, like he was able to get personally in 1960?
His administration actually made some pretty generous offers in the negotiations. Part of the reason the negotiations broke down is because PATCO's radical wing, which believed that getting the best deal required striking first, ended up in control by the time the Reagan administration came to power. That soured Reagan's position since he felt, despite the generous offers, that the negotiations were being handled in bad faith.
- kyleee 3y agocan you recommend any books about the whole affair? i've never heard anyone share from reagan's perspective and now I'd like to know more
- solatic 3y agoYep, I consider Collision Course to be the definitive history: https://a.co/d/18t0JmK https://a.co/d/18t0JmK which traces air traffic controllers in the US from long before PATCO, up to the fateful Reagan termination, and the fallout afterwards. Fascinating, even-handed between labor and management, couldn't put it down.
- blamazon 3y agoThanks for the recommendation!