The Federal Labor Relations Authority is an independent agency of the United States government that governs labor relations between the federal government and its employees.
Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was a United States trade union of air traffic controllers that operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following an illegal labor st
Federal Labor Relations Authority
…statutory training of parties. In 1981, it decertified—that is, stripped it from its status as a representative union—the air traffic controllers' PATCO union, after the 1981 air traffic controllers strike. The agency is separate from the National Labor Relations Board, which governs private-sector labor…
On August 3, 1981, during a press conference regarding the PATCO strike, President Reagan stated: "They are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated."