Now we will have to work 1750 hrs mandatory, and that is insane if you consider safety
Why is 1750 hrs of work a year, insane?? Do not most people with a job work 2000 hrs a year? Aren't many jobs stressful? - and do not many people have the protection of lives, involved as part of their jobs?
Is there something I have missed here? - that ATC people cannot work more than 1200 hrs a year, because there is such a high stress level, and responsibility, that people might die, if they work longer hours?
Yet - payment of overtime moneys, after 1200 hrs of work annually, reduces that stress level and increases safety, to the point that ATC staff can then work 1750 hrs safely??
The argument is hollow - the Spanish Govt has taken corrective action - but the problem lies in allowing the Spanish ATC union, excessive leeway, to become greedy beyond belief.
No-one with a shred of commonsense would reject modest wage increases, in line with other industries, the countries CPI, and other OECD nations equivalents - but it seems to me, that the Spanish ATC union thought they deserved exceptional treatment.
Welcome to the real world, where 98% of people have to survive on an average, or perhaps a slightly-above-average wage.