Japanac,
Do you want to say that 4500euros is not 3 times more than avarage salary in Spain?
Must be 3 times median salary(50% above, 50% below), not average.
Since I am an ATCO myself for 15 years we could talk about working hours and overtime for ages ( rules on paper vs shift roster vs actual time worked)
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I've worked in ATC for 20 years. I won't lose your time talking too much about it : where I work (whatever happened before), since June 2010, rules on paper = roster = actual time worked.
1670 hrs per year - holidays = 1430 hrs, 100 hrs(ish) training.
Took them 12 months (september 2009- september 2010) insulting us in the press, just the way they've been doing in Spain for a year : "Overpaid", "lazy", "irresponsible", "potential mass murderers", false roster exemples, false wages, no means to answer in the press for the unions...
Seize the day ! You could be a splendid target for your national press tomorrow morning. With no advice, no real reason... except a will to lower your T&Cs.
I don't wish it for anyone, not even for my worst enemy.
Good luck ! 
Last edited by BrATCO; 14th Jan 2011 at 01:29.