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Air traffic controllers picket near a fence at DFW Airport's FAA tower during the PATCO strike. Aug. 5, 1981. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection)

The 1981 PATCO Strike

History Sites, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, UTA Libraries

In August 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked off the job after contract negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) broke down.