Gonzo
If I have misunderstood this comment by you earlier on this page then I apologise, but mentioning pay surely suggests you are thinking of money.
"Really, I'm at a loss to explain the reaction here regarding any compensation for increased travelling time. Is anyone at another unit going to get a pay cut if it goes ahead?"
I don't trust this set of management, and we were told during the banding negotiations that we were 'lucky' that we were getting any pay rise (were you told that?), so why not a cut? Your 'compensation' has to come from somewhere.
Also
"Or do you think perhaps it might set a precedent, a bargaining position for future negotiation if other units get moved in similar circumstances?"
No I don't agree. There will no doubt be some model/equation which works for some units and not for others (we can all guess which ones will be successful). We moved tower and 'compensation' did not enter our minds (maybe we have less of a money grabbing mindset). If it had one of my colleagues is high up on the BEC, and I can see him laughing at us now for the suggestion. You see we all live at the foot of your pedestal in the real world!
Yes I am cynical. I don't trust management, the union nor the Band 4/5 units that put 2 fingers up to us last time, and now you are looking for sympathy and compensation.