Jindabyne,
You say;
“However, when their pay (even pre-pay rise), working patterns and conditions are compared with most junior members of the armed forces and the paramedics, they win comfortably. “
Surely it is a fact , albeit a sad fact, that if you compare the pay of the most junior members of the armed forces to virtually ANY job apart from stacking supermarket shelves or part time cleaning you can make a similar case.
Not a defence of the FBU, just a sad reflection on what we pay our SAC’s and equivalents.
mbga9pgf.
What point are you making when you say
“How many of you guys hold second jobs (perfectly legally I know but still receiving extra income)?”
My brother is a senior manager in the West Country/South Midlands area, he employs large numbers of RAF staff on their 4 day and 6 day stand downs from THREE RAF bases (AT/AAR and rotary) in the neighbourhood.