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Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

It started with Ronald Reagan going after PATCO, the air traffic controllers’ union. They had supported him in the 1980 election, one of the few Unions to do so. When they went on strike, he fired them all, and refused to rehire. The FAA was left scrambling for controllers.

Whenever you look at the death of the American dream, you see Ronnie Reagan.

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mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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- Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Reagan signed a contract so bad that even arch-conservative Bob Hope called it a ‘give away.’ He made it possible for talent agencies to become producers, so the guy negotiating your contract was also your employer. On top of that he spied on his members for the FBI.
  
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