PATCO Speedline Stations In Philadelphia
PATCO may refer to: *Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968), the defunct American labor union of air traffic controllers; famous for its failed 1981 strike *Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (2003), an independent labor union in the United States *Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME), an affiliate of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). *PATCO Speedline The PATCO Speedline (signed in Philadelphia as the Lindenwold Line and also known colloquially as the PATCO High Speed Line) is a rapid transit route operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), which runs between Philadelphia, Pe ...

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization or PATCO was a United States trade union that operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following an illegal strike that was broken by the Reagan Administration. Beginnings PATCO was founded in 1968 with the assistance of attorney and pilot F. Lee Bailey. On July 3, 1968, PATCO announced "Operation Air Safety" in which all members were ordered to adhere strictly to the established separation standards for aircraft. The resultant large delay of air traffic was the first of many official and unofficial "slowdowns" that PATCO would initiate. In 1969, the U.S. Civil Service Commission ruled that PATCO was no longer a professional association but in fact a trade union. On June 18–20, 1969, 477 controllers conducted a three-day sick-out. On March 25, 1970, the newly designated union orchestrated a controller " sickout" to protest many of the FAA actions that they felt were unfair; over 2,000 controllers around the ...
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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (2003)
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) is a labor union in the United States, that is affiliated with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU, AFL-CIO, CLC). It is certified by the NLRB and currently represents air traffic controllers who work in private sector air traffic control towers, and is actively organizing controllers nationwide. PATCO signed an Alliance Agreement with the Teamsters Airline Division on October 15, 2008. The union also includes hundreds of former controllers fired during the 1981 strike by the previous union of the same name. PATCO uses the Federally Registered Trade Mark original union's logo to strengthen its claim to the PATCO lineage. See also * National Air Traffic Controllers Association * Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME) Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO/AFSCME) is a United States labor union which represents air traffic controllers at a number of loc ...
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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (AFSCME)
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO/AFSCME) is a United States labor union which represents air traffic controllers at a number of locations. PATCO/AFSCME is a division of the Federation of Physicians & Dentists– Alliance of Healthcare and Professional Employees, an affiliate of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. It represents 1.3 million public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, correcti ... (AFSCME). External links * Air traffic controllers' trade unions American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees {{Aviation-org-stub ...
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