According to the website
ATCOs.co.uk -
The SDC has given a strong message in the debates about whether to stay united or to allow NERL and NSL to go seperately.
It has been decided that any degradation in pension, Ts&Cs etc would be robustly opposed.
They have also indicated that the option of NATS making a 3rd subsiduary company outside of NERL/NSL in orsder to get small tower contracts (i.e. end up with more division than we already have) should be opposed.
The motions
The vote
Obviously this is just for incorporation into BEC policy, it still means that we would have to fight against management if they wanted to do the opposite.
Also, quite interestingly as NATS are always talking about partnerships and the benefits, and the entry into foregin ATC contracts, the following quote from the report: (my bold)
Laurence informed Delegates that as employees of NATS they were in a very difficult position, being the only privatised, economically regulated ANSP in Europe. In France there is one ANSP with 4000 ATCOs covering 5 centres and 80 airports throughout at the country. In the UK there are 99 different licensed ANSPs. The culture throughout Europe is so different that there is very little chance of NSL being able to take new business in Europe, simply because the business opportunities do not exist. It is clear to the politicians that the FAB agreed between NATS & the Irish ANSP, whilst a political ‘headline’ has in fact achieved very little.
Maybe we should go back to what we are good at, ATC and stop trying to be a major player in a closed market...