Belgian ATCO's work for free!
Today, the belgian ATCO's came up with a very creative kind of industrial action. Every controller worked for free for one hour! (one hour for the morning shift and one hour for the afternoon shift)
This action was taken to get some attention for the problems that have been going on for several years (up to 10 years already). The aim of this action was to get the political powers to notice what is going on and to acknowledge the concerns. Hopefully they will come to the table and talk about what is going on.
'Working for free' was the chosen action to underline that the concerns are NOT money related and to show that the ATCO's realise their responsibility in today's economical climate. There were no adverse effects for the airlines or passengers. Service was never interrupted.
Let's hope that today's action will be enough...