The constant "live with it" comments come from the higher bands......solidarity brothers...yeah right
I'm actually not higher band, I'm at a band2 unit. But the bottom line is, there's not going to be a significant change in the bands, just like there won't be a significant pay increase from January 2009. Every controller will argue they work busier or more complex traffic at their unit compared to another controller. It's the way of the world.
Do I think it's right that a Heathrow tower only controller earns significantly more than a Tower AND Approach radar rated controller at Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Southampton, Birmingham etc. Likewise Tower only ATCOs at Gatwick and Stansted? Hell no it's not right! But, it's not going to change massively. At the end of the day, none of us are living on the poverty line, and we earn good money for the what we do.
Dare I say it................?
live with it........! 