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Links and Resources |
www.patco81.com Official website of PATCO
www.sheilatakesabow.com Stephanie Saxe's short comedy
www.paddackbooks.com Link to purchase Terry Paddack's novel Crossing Runways, a page-turner based on the strike
www.brianpowerwaters.com Capt. Power-Waters was grounded in 1981 for not flying during the strike
www.civitaband.com Band out of Olympia, Wash. - lead singer is the daughter of a PATCO striker
*The following institutions have archived materials of PATCO:
Georgia State University - Library/Special Collections
GSU has most of the paperwork from the National Office
University of Texas, Arlington - Library/Special Collections
UTA has some National Office, but more of the individual locals.
*Links are forthcoming from the Universities.
Recommended reading list will be amended over time:
COMING IN 2006! The updated version of:
The Air Controllers' Controversy; lessons from the PATCO Strike Dr. Arthur Shostak &
David Skocik - a scholarly work imprinted with compassion for the strikers. Written by a labor professor and a striking controller. Originally published in 1986
Silent Skies: The Air Traffic Controllers' Strike Willis J. Nordlund - excellent book, thoroughly footnoted; out of print