This was sent out yesterday from the ATCOS’ Branch.
ATCO PAY TALKS REACH IMPASSE!
Dear Colleague,
The Prospect ATCOs’ Branch pay team met Management again today. After prolonged discussions we have reached an impasse. We have rejected the offer made to us as it again falls short of our aspirations. Management insist any deal must deliver items including an open ended AAVA agreement and MET provision. Our views as to the value of these items differ significantly.
Management have requested a final meeting with the ATCOs’ Branch on 14th of next week. They will also meet with the other constituent parts of the NTUS who are also far from agreement.
We have made it clear that this will conclude negotiations on pay 2011. We will communicate immediately following this meeting.
ATCOs’ Branch Executive
With regards to ATCOs negotiating a better pay rise by volunteering to take on a task done by another group, what if that other group had already given up that task and its’ members were already leaving the company on voluntary redundancy?
As far as I understand it, at no time has the ATCO team offered to take the job of any other trade group. Quite the opposite in fact; Both Prospect and PCS have told management that any transfer or sharing of a task can only be done if BOTH parties agree to it. If in doubt, see the quote referring to the PCS Aviation Section meeting.
“At the meeting it was AGREED that the way forward was to protect as many ATSA jobs as we could at airports and one way we could achieve that was ensuring that the task of MET Observation was a core task of ATSAs during the day but that we would look at the task being undertaken by ATCOs at night, and as a contingency during the day (when no ATSA cover could be found and only as a last resort) at airports. That was the AGREED PCS line then, it is still the PCS line now.”
###### (name omitted), PCS Assistant Secretary, Operational
I hope those that read and contribute to this forum are very conscious of the fact that ‘Managers’ post here too. Not everything you read is true and for the best and most up to date info just speak with either the Prospect BEC or PCS GEC.
The last thing we want to do when we approach such a critical stage is to be fooled into becoming a split workforce.
Management are wary of our combined strength and will try to exploit any weakness, real or perceived. Surely we are wiser than to give them an open door by giving credence to rumour and non truths.
We are ALL at a critical stage and events could begin to move quickly. This is the time for all union and staff members to stand firmly behind their respective unions and provide a strong and united position. We have asked our Reps to take a stand, now is the time for us to stand with them.
