Air traffic controllers confront a Bush administration push to lower wages - 12/20/05

By Doug Cunningham

Air traffic controllers are confronting a Bush administration push to lower the wages of newly hired controllers. Ronald Reagan fired all 11,350 controllers when they went on strike in 1981. The union isn't likely to strike this time, but the Federal Aviation Administration does have the legal power to impose its last, best offer over union objections. And the two sides so far can't agree on a pay structure.