But when you look back at history, it was the air traffic controllers. They were able to finally bring this thing to a halt last time. Now, what they did is They modified the law. Instead of allowing these federal workers to do what is best, not only for them, but best for the rest of federal workers, best for the rest of the country. They decided that they wanted to minimize their ability to organize in that same way so that they could not ultimately stop a shutdown going forward. (04:31–04:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that laws were changed to limit federal workers' ability to organize and end shutdowns.
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