Disrupted passengers are not going to get into detail of this dispute. All they will care about is the disruption to their travel plans and the blame will be aimed at those going on strike as it always is.
I acknowledge that controllers have a huge responsibility and maybe more pay is justified, but the point I was trying to make, is that I think there needs to be some consideration of others in the industry, especially those who have not had it easy since September 2001. There are many out there that have received nil pay since September. (I am one of them....
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