Back in 1981, for those of you who remember, August 5 was the day that then-president Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. The air traffic controllers were fired two days after their union, PATCO, declared a strike. They were demanding a pay raise, a shorter workweek, and better working conditions. It was a move that some historians say laid the groundwork for today's assault on labor. Hope that helps, but if not visit this ∨
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-About 10 years later, Thebes also collapsed. -As the city-states fought, they failed to notice the growing threat from the kingdom of Macedonia to the north. -Macedonia's strength and desire for expansion would eventually cost the Greek city-states their independence.
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