The PATCO strike has absolutely nothing in common with a civilian strike under the RLA.
The PATCO guys were government employees and their strike was actually in violation of Federal Law.
They even used the document they were each forced to sign as a condition of employment that stated they understood it was against the law for them to strike.
And actually I don't think it's the RLA that is the enemy.
The enemy is the NMB and what it has become.
I believe an understanding of what the NMB is; a government agency with a "Mission Statement" that has become corrupted and contaminated by politics over the years, is the key to changing things.
The NMB has just as much responsibility to declare an impasse (when one exists) as it does to continue to try to help the parties reach resolution.
Use any and all political clout you can muster to force the NMB back in to its original and mandated "Mission Statement".