You can thank Reagan for mess we are in with ATC's... Reagan was looking for a reason to break up the government unions and the union overplayed their hand. So

You can thank Reagan for mess we are in with ATC's... Reagan was looking for a reason to break up the government unions and the union overplayed their hand. So, Reagan fired all of the striking ATCs -- 11,359 -- and banned them from federal service for life (later lifted by Clinton).