Gary Eads Papers, 1968-1982 (bulk 1973-1981)

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Gary Eads Papers, 1968-1982 (bulk 1973-1981)

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The Gary Eads Papers, dated 1968 to 1982, consist of organizational records created by Gary Eads during his employment with the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), as well as publications collected by Eads. The collection is comprised of letters, memos, board meeting minutes, publications, grievances, notes, financial documents, and facility guidelines. The records reflect the inner workings of PATCO as well as the hardships faced during the strike.

2.5 manuscript boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8118720

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.)

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The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was organized in 1968 to represent the interests of air traffic controllers. The organization dissolved amid the controversial air traffic controllers strike in 1981. From the description of Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, 1968-1982. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477565 ...

Eads, Gary, 1944-

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Gary Eads was born March 6, 1944. He was an air traffic controller at the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center for ten years, and he became Central Region Vice President of PATCO in 1978. PATCO went on strike in August of 1981 over the issue of poor safety conditions. President Ronald Reagan ordered the air traffic controllers back to work, and those who refused were fired. In 1982, Eads became president of PATCO, but the organization went bankrupt and was decertified six months after he...