Hello!
Just an update, first for
M609:
But: Someone asked for and got the salaries you guys have enjoyed over the last years. (The same union that has refused to inform IFATCA about the level of pay in Spain repeatedly perhaps?)
Sorry but I didn´t know USCA had any obligation to inform or give personal data to anybody, at least in Spain that´s illegal. Could you please post the regulation that makes it mandatory for my union to give my or anyone´s personal data to IFATCA?
And now I mention
IFATCA, here is a press release from them (not yet in their webpage
www.ifatca.org , guess they will upload it tomorrow monday):
06th February 2010
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European Union Presidency Spain Downgrades National Air Traffic Control System
IFATCA questions the Royal Decree issued by the Spanish Government and believes that this will not make up for the past deficiencies of AENA.
The Royal Decree has merely confirmed that the Air Traffic Control system in Spain, as is the case within much of Europe, relies upon individual Air Traffic Controllers working overtime to prop up the ATC system. Marc Baumgartner, IFATCA President, stated that the measures imposed by this decree will do nothing to provide a long term solution to this critical shortage of controllers.
This decree punishes Air Traffic Controllers for the past economic mismanagement of AENA.
Forcing any specialists in a safety critical field to work in such a climate of fear and intimidation that this decree creates is detrimental to the safety of the ATC system.
IFATCA calls upon the Spanish Government to ensure that all actions taken under this decree are in full accordance with ICAO and EU standards and requirements. They shall be subject to comprehensive safety assessments and not further stress the already overstretched ATC system.
In the interest of SAFETY of the traveling public in Spain, IFATCA, as the global voice of Air Traffic Controllers, calls upon the Spanish government to exercise restraint, caution and due consideration before enacting these extraordinary provisions. AENA must return to responsible and reasonable negotiations with its air traffic controllers, to determine a sustainable way to overcome the critical shortage of ATCOs.
Cheers! 