I am an OJTI on the FIR at Swanwick, I replaced a top of the scale ATCO who earned twice what I do to do the same job which I do not begruge for one moment!.
I would concur with what has been said about Jocko not being aware of the various tasks that ATSAs do. To my knowledge there are many posts where ATCO and ATSAs do the same job but get paid diferent salaries by vertue of being in different grades.
My point is though, I have news for the various people talking about the worth of ATCO, ATSA, ATCE, etc. To the management we are all EMPLOYEES! and if they could, they would get rid of us all!. I am not being critical of management, that is what they do, and we are not helping our case by arguing amongst ourselves about our respective worth.
Guys, Its a big world out there! Why are we wasting our time arguing amongst ourselves. If you want to get angry, get angry about things that matter, War, Famine, Disease, etc. Sorry, if I sound like a hippy!
If Jocko is concerned about money, respect, worth, etc, if the PCS get the additional 4% that they are after, if Jocko e-mails me privately I shall donate those monies to a charity of his/her choice.
LOVE AND PEACE!