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As the aviation industry developed rapidly over the years it was difficult for air traffic control (ATC) to keep up with the increased demands, and maintain an acceptable level of safety. Needed improvements to the ATC network had been identified by several government appointed committees, which included such things as: radar surveillance equipment, transponders, increased navigational facilities, more control towers and increased ATC staffing. However, due to continued budget cutbacks by Congress it wasn’t until the harsh reality of several deadly midair collisions that lead way to actual appropriations being made to update the airway and ATC system. Unfortunately, the needed improvements identified were already becoming outdated as they …show more content…

Ultimately, PATCO felt that an illegal strike might trigger a separation from other federal employees allowing them to become an independent agency, similar to what the Postal Service had done in the early 1970s (Nolan, 2011). PATCO was more concerned with being separated from the Civil Service System and control of the workplace, rather than wages or working conditions. If they were able to become an independent agency they would have better leverage to later collectively bargain for wages and work …show more content…

On the positive side, the strike sparked the FAA to reevaluate the status of the ATC system. This evaluation later lead to the development of NextGen, which was created in an attempt to further “modernize and transform the National Airspace System.” (Nolan, 2011, p. 36). On the opposite side of the spectrum, it took about 8 years longer than the FAA anticipated before staffing levels were returned to normal. This resulted in numerous delays, flow control programs, and an increased controller workload at a time when the airlines were expanding rapidly due to deregulation. Another negative outcome of the strike is that unions have lost the striking leverage that once existed and “unions have been unable to pressure employers to increase wages as productivity rises.” (McCartin, 2011,

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