Rosters Et Al....
290 Kts,you may have a point re the overtime situation when this dispute is finally (hopefully) settled but let us not forget that any new system will finally be a dependable one with a mandatory element of sorts from once you decide to opt in to it.Until recently it had become almost impossible to get anyone to come in on overtime and most importantly management themselves continued to run UNDERSTAFFED with absolutely no restrictions on the traffic flow.The cadre of staff that did volunteer their services on a regular basis(with absolutely no restrictions whatsoever on extra attendance)were few and far between,thus leading to serious safety concerns over the hours worked without adequate rest periods between shifts.
As for our rosters,an agreement had been reached with the Labour Relations Comision but true to form the management proposed cycles did not adhere to this agreement.I believe they included ridiculous amounts of compensatory duties,thus comprimising your rest days.The agreement stated quite specifically-5 day on,3 days off REST,REST,REST.
Which part of REST do they not understand?Incidentally less rest days more fatigue thus compromising on safety even further.