More spin than Lehman Brothers
To quote from part of an article in The Oz on 9 Oct:
"Airservices accuses controllers of refusing to work overtime in order to strengthen their hand in current negotiations for improved wages and conditions.
The issue came to a head on Sunday when 11 out of 119 controllers in Melbourne called in sick -- a situation Airservices believes is part of an undeclared industrial campaign by controllers and their union.
"On Sunday there were 11 unplanned absences from Melbourne control centre, none of which were able to be covered," Airservices spokesman Rob Walker said yesterday."
He wants the media and the public to believe not one controller came in on one of their rare Sundays off to help. Not true.
A quick look at the electronic daysheets shows over 20 controllers either attended on their day off, extended their shift or changed from another shift.
Controllers are keeping the place running in spite of being continually bagged by our employer.
To the media: please don't be fooled by their desperate spin.