Question

1. The PATCO strike involved

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The PATCO strike involved air traffic controllers.

2. The workers who refused to return to the job were fired.

3. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.

Explanation:

• The PATCO refers to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, which was a trade union in the United States that operated between 1968 and 1981. The PATCO is particularly famous for its 1981 strike. The strike was declared illegal by President Ronald Reagan, who stated that all workers who refused to return to work would be fired, as well as banned from federal employment for life. 11,345 traffic air controllers lost their job.

• Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve in the Supreme Court. She is an attorney, politician and jurist who is generally classified as a moderate Republican. She retired in 2006 and was replaced by Samuel Alito.