I have just received an e-mail from the representative of Union Syndicale at Eurocontrol (Union Sydicale is the trade union representing European Commission employees).
The e-mail, which was sent to all members, is a copy of the page from Ryanairs website which begins:
"Highly paid public servants should not be allowed to close Irish airports as they seek an overtime payment of €1,200 per day!!)....."
It is preceded by a simple "FYI" as if it is passing on a statement of fact.
This defies belief on a number of levels.
1) It's just bare faced cheek for anyone representing the European Commission to refer to "highly paid public servants" in this disparaging manner.
2) How strange that a trade union is circulating propaganda from a company that itself discourages trade union mambership.
3) This trade union must number amongst its paying members former Dublin ATCOs, and definitely a number of ATCOs from other countries.
4) Union Syndicale have not circulated any statement from the Union representing the Dublin ATCOs.
5) It offers no opinion on this information.
If anyone would like to forward a publishable statement for transmission I will happily pass it on.