President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" id="mwAak" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization_(1968)" id="mwAao" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)">fires</a> 11,359 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action" id="mwAas" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Strike action">striking</a> air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.