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hahaha. like you could trust republicans even after you bought them.
"In October 1980, PATCO [Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization] met with candidate Reagan and explained their issues and concerns to him. He wrote them a letter agreeing to support them and address their concerns if elected. Subsequently, PATCO was one of the very few labor unions that endorsed his candidacy (the others being the Teamsters and the Air Line Pilots Association)." http://www.massnurses.org/labor/education/2006/sept/patco.htm
"Two days after PATCO's illegal Aug. 3, 1981, walkout over pay scales, benefits and working conditions, an angry President ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to fire 11,345 strikers and hire replacements. Only about 500 PATCO members were rehired; the rest are permanently blackballed."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962487,00.html
