Originally Posted by
Blueskythinking65
ATCO’s could be fairly easy to obtain and train if there are plenty that have been made redundant. Just like a pilot that doesn’t have to go back to their basic training and do a PPL an ex ATCO returning to the same unit perhaps would take a relatively short time to revalidate after a year or so off. I sincerely hope it doesn’t come to this but let’s not be too complacent and let’s try to be prepared for all the arguments and possible threats that may come our way.
I would like to think that anyone made redundant would think very hard about being taken back on, age dependent of course. There would be no guarantee that NATS wouldn't just have a reservoir of ex employees that they could dip into until they run out or have trained enough new people not to need to use them. Maybe a blanket ban on training until there is a commitment of no compulsory redundancies may be the way to go.