Bobblehat,
The point is, AAVA or Met shouldnt be part of a core pay deal. The NTUS should agree a core deal with NATS, then each Union could submit a sectional pay claim based on allowances, overtime, whatever.
The fact that NATS have insisted that the base pay deal should come with strings attached re. elements such as AAVAs is the biggest issue.
Don't get me wrong, this is management's doing, but Prospect ATCOs branch are acquiescing by going down this road.