Over the last 10 years or so,IAA management have,and continue to,make serious errors in their staffing calculations.To make matters worse their has been no effort made to basically right the wrongs.Staff at all 3 stations have bent over backwards to assist in trying to resolve ALL of the outstanding issues.We have been met at every juncture with nothing but disrespect and contempt despite the fact that as recent press statements stated "it is managements job to manage not ours".
We must all remain united in our stance and finally once and for all force the powers that be to finally do what they are all paid handsome salaries to do-Manage.Gone are the days of just putting up and shutting up.In this day and age,and in an industry that is safety critical,we must not only demand but also get what are working conditions that are not only the industry norm but also a basic right.
Regarding the perception that all we are looking for is money,well all I can say there is to all those out there-Grow Up.What we demand is more staff and that is all we have been looking for over the last number of years.In the absence of any significant recruitment with regard direct entries,combined with the fact that any new trainees will not be operational for at least 2 years,then a serious problem exists.This can only be solved in one of two ways,Flow Control or a dependable Call In scheme,thus protecting the ATCO's in situ.
Keep focused,stay united.At the end of the day we continue to work our contractual hours and contrary to some suggestions,it is management themselves that have either closed the Towers or implemented the flow control that has been necessary because of their own ineptitude.Incidentally all the recent staffing problems were well flagged in advance.What did they do?Nothing as always just waited till the last minute for the s
t to hit the fan.Then acted.
