3 Separate assignmens, simply written, no legalese or large terminology avoid excess verbiage, keep it straight and to the point. APA TNR 12, 1 reference for each case study is enough.
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Federal Case Study:The PATCO Strike of 1981 U.S. air traffic controllers represented by the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) were in engaged in protracted negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1981. In June of that year the PATCO negotiators agreed to an FAA offer that was rejected by the membership. PATCO threatened strike action if the FAA offer was not enhanced. President Reagan stated that any controllers engaging in a strike action would be discharged because strikes against the government were considered illegal. On August 3, 1981, PATCO began strike action. The FAA, together with other units of the federal government, had carefully prepared for strike action. Within a week after the strike began the FAA was operating within 70 percent of normal capacity utilizing nonstriking controllers, military controllers, retirees, and supervisors. Four hours after the beginning of the strike, President Reagan warned the strikers that they must return to work within 48 hours or face termination of their employment. Some returned to work, but the 11,000 who did not were discharged. Should PATCO have been aware of the preparations by the FAA and other units of the federal government and avoided a strike while continuing to bargain after the membership rejected the tentative settlement offer of the FAA? Should President Reagan have provided written terminations postdated for a longer time than 48 hours for refusal to return to work as a final warning rather than terminating after 48 hours? Should more controllers have stayed on the job rather than heeding the call to strike, given the President’s warning of discharge? Evaluate the relative bargaining power of PATCO and the FAA based on the model outlined in this chapter and outline the best strategic alternatives available to the parties.
