The ATCO side rejected the offer the other two did not.
So you cant throw your toys out of the pram now demanding more.
Within a few years ATCO pay negotiations will not be part of the rest of NATS like it or not.
Now despite the fact that assistants are part of the big cog that keeps the organisation going they are so overpaid it is im afraid somehing that will not last.
There is no point in having a go at me but that is the reality, i cant even imagine what the anual ATSA wage bill is but it will not stay the same forever.At some time new assistants will be on contracts that pay a lot less.Very similar to what happened in BA so that you dont have the situation where Cabin crew are earning 30 to 40k for the job they do.
The engineers help keep the equipment going for us all and without that we are goosed.In my own experience engineers are never etremley well paid in most companies so it would be difficult to judge whether they are earning enough or not.
We all hav our part to play but the ATCOs should not feel bad about looking after themselves we are the ones at the sharp end every day and we are the ones that could go to jail for fu..ing it up.