Barra
I totally agree with you, and as having worked for ASA for 20 + years (yes and trying to get back - with no luck) and keeping in contact with those still there, they are actually worse than what they were, and they have become more anal than what they were.
There is no future with ASA or Serco/ Navcanada/ATNS or any other ATS provider for that matter, and the sooner more people realised this the better.
Yes the union is way out of its league here and ASA has got the better of them. I see this from the gradual eating away of conditions at each EBA.
IT will come back to bite ASA on the arse, as one day there will be a major incident/mid air and then we will see some major heads roll, a senate inquiry, the loss of a minister or two, CEO's some directors (incl Kevin Gale - what a bloody joke he is.... he has incident after incident when he was at Coffs landing acft over the top of other acft on the runway waiting to takeoff.. so they cancel his licence and put him on the board of directors... if only the board knew they would demand his resignation) this shows how laughable the whole ASA organisation has become, an accident waiting to happen.
All for now.
TTFN