I attended the pensions brefings at CTC yesterday, and now having had all of the evidence presented before me, I will be voting YES - I will also use every opportunity to convince my colleagues to vote YES.
I have witnessed some of the most militant unionistas that have upset me over years now telling me that they want to protect the Ts&Cs they have and their pensions, and agreeing this deal is what they would do given the reality of pensions management and the cost of our scheme.
People who vote NO are gambling with my pension and my future career as well as their own. There is no plan B, the union have no better alternatives and NATS will go ahead with whatever they want if a NO ballot results - but the deal would be worse than what is proposed. Forget the politics, forget the CEO, forget rediculous ideas like nationalisation - the numbers are clear. I want an excellent pension and I still will have one under the proposal.
VOTE YES!