Lets face it, management have us just where they want us. We should be negototiating a pay deal using the pension as a bargaining tool, but no we sold ourselves down the river, thanks prospect.
Look at the pension vote, only 70% of ATCO's bothered to vote, some weren't interested, others never received ballot papers(don't get me started on that).
So we have a disorganised and weak union with a at least, an apathetic workforce of 30%. So if came to strike action or any sort of action on pay, 30% wouldn't bother, and out of the remaining 70% how many would support the action when in these dire financial times the press will give us a totally hammering. Supported by facts given by NATS management.
After all we do get well paid(comparing the national average of 15 grand), you only need look in the Swanick car park to support this.
I reckon we will get maybe 40% willing to take action, so planes will fly with a bit of flow, no problem really considering how busy we are or not at the moment.
So you can kiss goodbye to any sort of payrise this year, thank you prospect and all those who voted YES, i hate to say I told you so, but I TOLD YOU SO.
Managment can sit back keep offering nothing and say do your worst, meanwhile people are getting made redundant, and other companies are giving pay freezes.
We are screwed, and the sooner people realise this the better.
PS no running off to the Middle East either they have stopped recruiting and maybe looking at job cuts!!!