[ck2]

Do the reasons for firing them (looked it up, over 11,000 !) even matter?

Because the remainder and future employment prospects for ATC simply looked at how they were treated and how they had absolutely no options and decided to NOPE NOPE out of that profession.

And so here we are:

naming airports after people whose actions eventually led to the specific reasons for the disaster

[WillyWonkaJr]

You said "Reagan fired thousands upon thousands of ATC because they dared to ask for proper wages." All I did was correct you, and I didn't do so rudely. The rational reaction would be, "Huh, this issue is more complex than I initially thought. I should learn more about it."