What Recourse do Federal Workers have During a Shutdown? Learning from the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers' Strike
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The Capitol Dome is visible behind Grant Mulkey with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and others who hold signs and shout in unison to open the government "NOW!"
( AP Photo )
( AP Photo )
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