I think this strike will focus public attention on the 'Package' provided to ATCO's who through nothing short of greed see it as their right to hold a country to ransom at very short notice. An I'm alright Jack and to hell with everyone else attitude.
Here is a prime example of how Trade unions run things into the ground and can't see the wood for the trees.
There has been a general decline in defined benefit schemes, the costs of providing them are excessive and unsustainable.
Get actuaries to value the scheme with a view to changing it to a defined contribution one and let the employees work to put money aside for themselves to provide for their own retirement years.
If such well paid individuals cannot provide without interuption the services they are being paid to then let them forfeit their jobs and have replacements organised.