In Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) Org. v. Fair Labor Relations Authority , PATCO and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) held a negotiation for a new agreement which was rejected by PATCO. Following the rejection, the parties resumed negotiation again, but when the negotiation failed to reach an agreement, PATCO went on strike against FAA. Is it illegal for PATCO to engage in a strike?
A) No, it is not illegal for PATCO to strike as the federal employees have constitutional right to strike.
B) Yes, it is illegal for PATCO to strike as it is a federal organization and federal employees are forbidden to strike.
C) No, it is not illegal for PATCO to strike because PATCO had been granted special permission to strike through court order.
D) Yes, PATCO being an exclusive collective bargaining representative has the right to strike.
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