The Prospect vote will have an observer, whose long family history of trade union involvement and reputation as someone above reproach speak for themselves. He has my confidence to see that fair play takes place.
And what guarantee do we have that there won't be a list of NO voters compiled.
I couldn't care less if the union know how I voted and decide to list me one way or another. What exactly are the BEC then going to do with that information ?? Give it to NATS Management as part of 'Shafting Staff Together' ? Sorry, I meant 'Working Together'. Or perhaps get the BEC Chairman (who is after all deemed part of the NATS Management team due to his workplace post and grade) to write me another condescending note ? In either case, they can't stop me voting the way I wish, nor can they stop me taking appropriate 'work to rule' type action on a personal basis if the vote doesn't go the way I would like it to. By doing so I emphasise that I will be complying with my NATS contracted hours and meeting all unit minimum validation requirements. I'll just be doing absolutely nothing extra such as AAVAs, attending things on rostered days off, continuing to hold validations over the MUR, and running a sector with less controllers than that agreed in the Working Practices.