Does anyone know what we can realistically hold out for by voting no? Not in the actions that might have to be taken, but what are the realistic aims of voting no? Are you ATC types looking for a pay rise in line with traffic growth, or 5%, or what? Its all fine and well saying your going to reject the current offer, but what is good enough? I'm quickly going over to the No camp in this vote (my 1/3 of the union seems to like the quiet life - they didn't ask me when they said they recommend a Yes vote. Suppose that what's these ballots are all about) as I agree totally with most of the comments in this thread - we deserve more. I'm not saying I deserve as much as an ATCO in the form of a pay rise, but I think my efforts over the past year, including moving down south and enduring almost constant courses so I can fix the wonderful systems we find at Swanwick are worth a little more than 2.2% this year and 3.7% next.
As a side i love the way people in favour of this pay deal always say 6% over 2 years. Give me such a warm fuzzy feeling inside...
Back to the point. I'm not sure what my efforts over the past year have deserved. I know my cost of living has remained the same after moving from West London to Portsmouth, yet I've lost my London weighting. What are your good selves ideas of a good % that we might be able to vote Yes on?