Me Me Me Me,
it's all realtive, one of the things that attracts people to NATS is the pension, in fact the pension is the thing that stops a lot of people leaving NATS and going abroad.
ATCOs get paid well because they do a difficult job with huge responsibilities - pensions need to amount to a decent percentage of final earnings to allow one to live in the manner one has been accustomed to.
I worked hard to get where I am today, at school, in my first career, and with NATS. I get paid a commensurate wage for what I do.
I don't care if Jo or Josephine Bloggs who dicked about in school leaving with no qualifications ends up stackng shelves for £12k a year.
They should have tried harder at school. For the vast majority of people, things are not handed to us on a plate, we earn them. That includes a good pension, even if it is more
than some working families live on collectively
As for the governement, they probably don't give a stuff about ATCOs - but would be qworried about the potential damage to the economy.
As for Porsche driving ATCOs - again, they got where they are today through application and hard work. I don't really care about jealousy from Joe Public. (And I don't have a Porsche, just a very modest Japanese car).
Gonzo -
See - it's amazing how rumours start and they can be very insiduous. Free horse piss is still free though... probably a delicacy somewhere in the world!