I agree with what Gonzo is saying here.
Its not fair to say that all those that did not vote should be ashamed of themselves. I, and I am sure there are others out there, know of half a dozen ATCO's who fall under one of the following -
a - Were not able to attend a brief at their unit due to manning and therefore were not properly informed and able to make an educated decision
b - Some people did not receive ballot papers at all, one colleague received theirs the day the ballot closed
c - Felt that the whole consultation was so quick and mis managed that they had no idea what the hell was going on (I know some will say that it their own short sightedness but it happened).
It harks back to my previous post about the Union and their role in all of this. I don't feel they have represented us at all and to paraphrase a quote on the internal net (and to agree with ToweringCu), have shamefully ignored the 'democratic' mandate' we give to them.
