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CPL Christopher Thomas
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President Reagan was one of the best Presidents America has ever been privileged to have
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SR Kenneth Beck
SR Kenneth Beck
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Better than Jimmy Carter? Ops I should have posted that under satire.
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SPC Terry Page
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MSgt Dale Johnson
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What this story does not tell is that the military, primarily Air Force Air Traffic Controllers, were sent into re-enforce FAA management personnel to get Air Traffic moving again. Also of note, at least to me, PATCO had stated that Military controllers were less skilled and could not handle the rigors of civilian Air Traffic Operations. 800 Military personnel took the place of 11,000 PATCO Controllers and within days air traffic was back to about 60% of pre strike levels. I guess they proved PATCO was wrong. I was stationed at Clark AB in the Phillipines so did not get to take part in this but after all the negative comments by the Union was very proud of what those 800 guys and gals did.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I remember that since I had a friend in that career field.
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GySgt Thomas Vick
GySgt Thomas Vick
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My Brother- In - Law was one of those Air Force Air Traffic Controller's, and he thought Reagan was right too.
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LTC John Griscom
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Never understood why federal employees needed a union. Never joined when I was in civil service.
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While I was working in the civilian defense aviation industry, our team was non-union. Due to defense contract rules, part of the work went to NADEP, a government union shop. Our team had less employees, we completed our jobs in less time and we never lost an aircraft. NADEP bid twice as many hours as we did, always asked for more time, and still lost aircraft. Most unions have outlived their usefulness.
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GySgt Thomas Vick
GySgt Thomas Vick
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Your all right on target.
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SR Kenneth Beck
SR Kenneth Beck
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I may have a different perspective of unions. I’m a 24-year retiree of IBEW local 84. I was a Maintenance Shop Steward and Recording Secretary. Many members do not support the Union leadership lock step with the Democratic party. Georgia is a “right to work” state; you are not compelled to join. Unions keep management honest. A good union should not tolerate lazy, incompetent workers. Give the company 8 hours work for 8 hours pay. Good unions stress training and most of all safety.
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SR Kenneth Beck
SR Kenneth Beck
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Lt Col Charlie Brown - 1975 I was employed With Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART). I was an electrician working on substations. A General Foreman was at the drive-in movies, and he noticed a company truck parked in the back roll. He observed two mechanics were not performing their assigned duties on company time. Those “dummies” were fired. The Service Employees Union had their jobs restored. Every two years, when the contract was negotiated, we would go on strike. I don’t consider that union “good”.
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