GATCO OR UNION
As a Past President of GATCO - be a member of both! They each have different roles to play - and are not an either/or choice - they are complimentary. The Union is extremely important in the pay/terms of service aspect of the job of a controller. GATCO's volunteers play a very important role within IFATCA in expressing the views of controllers within the various extremely important european policy formulating committees. Indeed to all controllers out there - NATS or non-NATS - the Guild is always needing volunteers to assist it in this very important task. In conclusion - the Union and GATCO operate together to try and make the task of the controller easier.