They think that you can get by without the AAVA's? , ok here's an idea. How about you stop doing them now(a pipe dream i know, as there are too many people willing to sell their hard won time off for ,what is ,way below market value) during the quiet time of year, and see if they can still provide the same level of service.If you are as overmanned as they say you are, Then there should be no detriment to service provision. If however you are right , then they will be phoning people to do AAVA's, which you should all refuse!. That way you can make your point that if thats what winter is like then 3 months unpaid leave in summer is never going to work. As i say though, people not doing AAVA's???? what was i thinking. You'll start saying next that ATCO's will start selling their annual leave next!!
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WHAT??? they already do!!!!