Ok guys, the deal is this:
Do we want to know our days off in advance up to next year.
Do we want to extend our lives by working a shift pattern that allows the body to acclimatise and remain in the shift for more than just 3 days.
Do we want to work for 5 instead of 6 days a 'week'
Do we want to get rid of rostered flexi days, and be pre-planned to be off duty before midnight on the last day.
Do we want to be less fatigued in a working week - as will hopefully be found by the scientific study taking place.
To me the answer to these must be YES.
The alternatives of remaining on 6/3 or reverting to random rosterring are not good.
There are no perfect solutions except winning millions on the lottery and retiring to a beach away from work. So with this being the best offer on the table, then we must accept it. Then next year negotiations can take place which can maybe fine tune it more in our favour.
Seriously folks, the alternatives to the 5/2/5/4 are not going to make our lives better.