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I would suggest that anybody thinking of similar action takes expert advice from the union or elsewhere before doing so. Mrs Thatcher's legislation isn't very specific about what constitutes industrial action and taking any action that may be defined as unofficial industrial action would be very unwise.
I think most of us old timers would agree that NATS is not the company it was since PB took "control".
Basically we dont like what has happened to NATS over the past few years, and as such it is preferable to take our well earned days off, instead of coming in to meetings and keeping the company afloat by doing AAVA/ overtime.
Make no mistake, NATS would flounder if ATCO/ATSA did not man the sectors on our days off. NATS can no longer operate efficiently, in profit, without goodwill/aava/overtime.
If we choose not to come in on our days off, then that is our right and legal choice. We are not in the Military and are therefore not bound by Military legislation. The "ball breaker" is the Pension loss.