7 : 1
People keep saying that 7 against 1 is an act of cowardice – so what? Getting the President of the Association to squeal like a mouse in front of 7 Managers followed by making him put in writing there are no staffing issues at all - actually there is a surplus of controllers in HK……………............and finally seeing him resign as President of the Association for ‘family reasons’ made it all worthwhile. This clearly illustrates how Management intends to deal with anybody who tries to be too clever. Management realizes he received plenty of help from so-called ‘experts’ of the Association who helped him write to Management and these persons will feel the full force of our sledgehammer soon. Thanks to our cronies we are in the process of identifying them. Once identified they too will be dealt with. We wish to ‘educate’ these sorry individuals.
Most controllers still remember that HKATCA had an expat as President in the not too distant past. He had many clever ideas about TOIL, leave and staffing. He also told Management how to do its job. For this he paid the ultimate price: no new contract! He was begging for a new contract and of course he was continuously given hope that he would get an extension – only to be disappointed on the very last day – such a shame! Seeing his hope turn to despair – ah, sweet memories. He simply broke down in tears and could not handle it - f@ggot!
Now the Association has no President at all and Management warns anybody wanting this job to think very carefully. Of course, Management will still allow the Association to exist in order to show the world what an excellent place our atc is, but we must make sure the new President has the correct attitude and works in the spirit of Management.
To further demonstrate the Management’s Open Culture Policy colleagues can rest assured that we are always interested in free exchange of views between controllers and Management. Our door is always open. Please come in!