UK - NATS Pay negotiations - latest rumours
This is a Rumour Network after all, so has anyone else heard the following...
1. The details of the sale of the old Heathrow tower (realising £45 million) were kept quiet until after pension negotiations were completed - i.e. the profit although known, was not divulged to all parties.
2. The (not for profit investing) Airline Group are going to receive a £19 million dividend.
3. Management are playing hardball and are not negotiating over pay deal. They are whingeing about the fact that we are using the Aug 08 RPI as a base figure, although in the past they have insisted on using the Aug RPI for pay deals (when it was believed the following years RPI would rise, not fall). This is despite the fact they still use it as a basis to charge their customers.
4. The Union has even tried to suggest a middleground which has been dismissed out of hand.
5. Our powder is dry.
OK, I know number 5 is a bit of a stretch, even for a rumour network.
Anyone else been privy to rumours or able to substantiate those above??