I do feel that 055166K is right, the union issue is an historical hangover which has been incorporated into NATS and its present culture. There are no officers and men any more only employees. The more that the atcos consider themselves a cut above everyone else, at least in their own minds the more the management must laugh at their pretentiousness and your collective stupidity in not having one union for all with its associated collective strengths.
I must confess that for once amongst the many management initiatives over the past thirty years I felt that Visions 2011 did strike a chord with me as I felt "Liberated and Inspired" to bail out of NATS asap.
Last edited by DC10RealMan; 15th Feb 2009 at 14:36.