Air traffic controllers on strike, Portland, 1981

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Striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization picketed at the Portland Jetport along with supporters from other AFL-CIO unions.

PATCO President Edger Elliot, left, is joined by former president Stephen Watson, pushing his son, and Maine State Employees Association Director John Oliver, right, with his wife and son.




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  • Title: Air traffic controllers on strike, Portland, 1981
  • Creator: Eugene S. Willman
  • Creation Date: 1981-08-10
  • Subject Date: 1981-08-10
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 5/2
  • Collection: United Press International collection
  • Object Type: Image

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