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The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) went on strike at 7:00 am Eastern Time. The union's demand was for each employee to have a $10,000 annual wage increase, a 32-hour workweek (a four-day week and an eight-hour day combined) and increased benefits.
1981 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.
August 19: Gulf of Sidra incident. August 1 – MTV (Music Television) is launched on cable television in the United States. August 5 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. August 7 – The Washington Star ceases publication after 128 years.
Highest-grossing films of 1981 based on year of release [72]; Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark: Paramount: $212,222,025 2 On Golden Pond
August 1981 sports events in the United States (4 C, 10 P) Pages in category "August 1981 events in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
1981 Danish printers' strike, 11-week strike in the printing industry in Denmark. [10] 1981 Dannon Yogurt strike, 5-week strike by Danone workers in New York, represented by the Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees. [11] 1981 Wagner College strike, 20-day strike by faculty at Wagner College. [12] 1981 Writers Guild of America strike
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Netherlands 1 – February 1981, Sweden (alt) 1 – February 1981, Austria 1 – April 1981, Switzerland 1 – April 1981, UK 2 – January 1981, France 2 – March 1981, Germany 2 – March 1981, Canada 3 – June 1981, Norway 4 – March 1981, OzNet 7, Poland 12 – August 1982, Europe 13 of the 1980s, RYM 15 of 1981, POP 16 of 1981, US BB 19 ...