UKATCO 535, as the starter of the thread I certainly did not want this to turn into an ACC vs Airport issue, which it is not. I was not aware that management could give six months notice on withdrawing HTD, I beleive (and it depends who you talk to) that this was a negotiation with management (albeit many years ago) and anything other than what we get now would also need to be negotiated.
If that is the case I would vote against the buy out, becuase, irrespective of how much or how little you get, in the long run you are worse off. Take the carrot and it's gone forever. Maybe there is a union rep out there who can get a definitive answer on this.