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I have worked at a NATS airfield where staffing was as critical as it is where you are, albeit only when the weather was fine, but in those days everybody had to plug in, the watch manager was the most senior person on duty and did his/her share of the work.
I have no problems with NSL ATCOs having the deciding vote, if you guys all think it is not a good deal, then those of us at the centres do not get our votes counted.
The Union briefing and local assessment will answer the questions as to how the Met task can be accomplished.
As for PC ATSAs, we probably have the most understaffed and overworked team in NATS now, following the return to paper strips after the EFD debacle.
However, there have not been ANY compulsory redundancies amongst NATS ATSA staff to date, they have all taken the deals that have been offered and agreed by PCS.