Not posted on here for a while, but one note on AAVAs and those who say the union should negotiate a better rate.
Why would management want to negotiate a better rate when people are coming in to do them for £300+ (after tax)?
If the union walked in and said we want more money then management will say "why? People are happy doing them at the current rate."
If no one does them then management will be forced to pay the going rate - the airlines have said they won't accept delays this summer due to staff shortages.
So it's very shortsighted to say you'll do them to pay for whatever.
If people stop doing them then management will be forced to accept that the current rate is too low. Or - shock horror - get the right amount of staff in.
And as for the willy waving - I'm not gonna get involved.
What happens to NSL over the next few months will soon come knocking at NERLs door. And if you believe that just because you work at a Band 4 or 5 unit that you're safe, then think again. Divide and conquer is the oldest strategy in the book - and it looks like its working.
Once again we need to stand together and support each other - ATCOs, ATSAs & Engineers alike.
SM