ATSA's should all think carefully about the can of worms they may be opening by demanding more cash. If management need to save money long term, they may look at squeezing the ATSAs hard to get their money's worth. At the moment there is a shortage of ATCOs which is costing NATS a s**tload of cash- so more money for ATCOs is probably a long term investment for management. However (and I think this is very wrong) management don't value ATSAs the same way.
There is no comparable shortage of ATSAs to lend weight to your pay claim, so although you may get a comparable offer now, you can look forward to being made to work for every penny. ATSAs currently enjoy a fairly relaxed life most of the time- reading the paper, regular breaks and early goes. You may find yourselves working the 3 1/2 hour maximum I believe you can work before getting a 30 min break, staying later, no 1/2 days leave etc.
I happen to think this would be dreadful if it happened, and agree ATSAs and engineers deserve more respect from both ATCOs and management, but perhaps PCS should think long and hard about where it wants to take its members following its F**k up over pay this year.