Krait,
I do not believe that anyone on here is denying that 10.2% is a decent offer. What people are hacked off about is the fact we only have this offer based on the fact that we are eroding terms and conditions, and so in all real terms, the actual offer would be very low if you were to take away those t & c's, we should be getting that offer without an open ended aava agreement being written in, or met provision. And furthermore, our colleagues have been offered something lower.... this is not a fair, working together system. We should all be getting the same offer.
The problem we have with the votes, as you pointed out, if NSL vote NO, then the NERL votes will not be counted, however, given that there are more airports which will not be affected by the MET provision, and those airports are the bigger units on the whole in NSL, then worries are that the vote may still go through due to the apparent greed (that has been shown time and time again) of ATCOS. Something which management are most certainly exploiting to their upmost here!
And just as a further point, yes, the rest of the country may not be in as good a position as ourselves, i know of many people who will not get pay rises, or indeed, who are looking at taking pay cuts, however, this is a mute point in this debate, given that we work for a company who are making profits year on year due to the hard work and good will of its workforce. Surely, we should be the ones to reap some of the benefits of this profit..... without losing our pride and face by giving away so much!