I'd love to know what the original post was about. If this is about overtime then maybe Richard could explain why it is such a bad deal that the overtime, which many airports have worked for decades, is now better valued. That value is a national agreement and applies to all ATCOs. Well done LACC for setting the standard.
In the meantime while Richard smirks in the background DtyCln has made some interesting observations.... EGCC and ScACC (it hasn't been ScATCC for 7 years) have a surplus of staff. Nope. We just have less of a deficit than LACC and can do the same task with less staff as we don't have the "advantage" of the NERC inflexible system or LACC method of operation.
Something about us being trawled last year ..... No we were not. If we were, a great big drawback to anybody volunteering for LACC is the treatment received by the last lot of volunteers. The training system was so c***p that the guys were lucky to average 8 hours a month and lots of other issues which got too personal to discuss here.
All the area work will be done at LACC in 10 years !!! I'll give you £100 today on the basis you quadruple it on 16/10/05 when it becomes obvious that NSC is being built, MACC are heading North and we are not heading for LACC by 16/10/2012. Just e mail me your name and address.
IAA (one of our owners in case you had forgotten)
Not only have I have I not forgotten but it never happened. IAA own not one single part of NATS.
Other than that I like a LACC ATCO who has the balls to apologise in public. Good on you mate.