[QUOTE]in 2007 900 ATCs took 15,700 sick days, an average of about 17 days sick leave each./QUOTE]
Some clarity of these figures should be asked for. It has been suggested these figures included 'everyone' that asa deems to be a 'controller', even those 'not active', such as supervisors, but more importantly, those on long term sick leave (operations, medical disqualification pending resolution one way or the other, cancer).
Perhaps someone should ask how many sick days per 'active controllers', how that compares with previous years, and other industries?