The Main Significance of the PATCO Strike in 1981 Was

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Multiple Choice

The main significance of the PATCO strike in 1981 was that:

• A) It marked a turn in U.S. labor relations toward much more adversarial relations between management and labor.
• B) It heralded a new era of labor-management peace in the U.S.
• C) It resulted in the fragmentation of the labor movement by splitting key unions such as the Teamsters and SEIU from the AFL-CIO.
• D) It made it lawful for employers to hire permanent strike replacements during an economic strike.

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