Originally Posted by
ReportVisual
It is obvious to everyone that this is organized. Sydney had only 2 shifts to cover and no one would agree to reasonable overtime as required in the EBA.
Air Services needs to start motivating those who do not enough over time by rejecting pay scale increases and leave requests.
Could it be that everyone in the TCU
has been doing OT to keep the place moving and they are burnt out and simply said FU? Time you read the tea leaves and understand that we would prefer a mentally prepared and well rested ATCO on the console than one who is there because they're being forced to work due to system shortages and an EA that says "You must do OT". While you're at it, perhaps you could answer my question above about what the
courts have held "Overtime" or "reasonable overtime" to be - and whether you can be
compelled to work beyond your ordinary-time hours on your RDO's.
Even if it
was organized - and I don't believe for a second it
is even though they'd have my full support if that
was the case
! - so what? Overtime hours are not ordinary time hours, they're voluntary, and even if you
did try to enforce a Controller to do OT, they're still within their rights to refuse any particular OT shift if it doesn't suit them. The fact they're
sooo short of staff they couldn't fill it,
even with OT payments should be a pretty good indicator of just
how short they are.
Speaking from experience, someone is
always after OT, even if it's the graveyard shift. That no one took not one, but
two shifts, speaks volumes.