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August 03, 2026

Today in 1981
Some 15,000 air traffic ontrollers strike. President Ronald Reagan threatens to fire any who do not return to work within 48 hours, saying they "have forfeited their jobs" if they do not. Most stay out and are fired August 5. 

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Employers Stall Labor Contracts for Years: A New Bill Could Change That
Updated On: Aug 03, 2026
Aug. 3, 2026 | LEGISLATION | […] Precarious fast-food workers around the country wondered if corporate goliaths like Starbucks and Chipotle, which employ hundreds of thousands of workers without a union contract, could be brought to the bargaining table. Not so fast, they learned. ... Across the United States, employers with newly minted union shops currently stall for an average of 465 days to negotiate a first contract, according to a 2022 study of Bloomberg Law’s labor data. Full story at The American Prospect
 
 
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