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Finding Meaning in Labor's "Perfect Storm": Lessons from the 1981 PATCO Strike
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Finding Meaning in Labor's "Perfect Storm": Lessons from the 1981 PATCO Strike

Arthur B. Shostak
Employee responsibilities and rights journal, v 18(3), pp 223-229
01 Sep 2006

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Business & Economics Industrial Relations & Labor Social Sciences
Attention is given to four constructive lessons in employee relations that can be drawn from the 1981 PATCO strike of our traffic controllers. First, separate truth from fiction in a strike's record and alleged impact. Second, learn the shortcomings of one party of an organization. Third, learn that the "new employee" is best managed by a mix of mutual respect, consideration, and flexibility. Finally, learn that radical organizational change always remains possible, but only if there is first a major overhaul of top leadership.

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