What Recourse do Federal Workers have During a Shutdown? Learning from the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers' Strike Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The Capitol Dome is visible behind Grant Mulkey with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and others who hold signs and shout in unison to open the government "NOW!" ( AP Photo ) Produced by Beenish Ahmed Hosted by Tanzina Vega Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios