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Very nice brochure and all, what you say about Canada is true about longer shifts etc... but when you write that Nav Canada had to raise fees 6% to cover a shortfall, this was post sept 11th when traffic dropped 30%. Look at pre sept 11 numbers. The company had great revenue. In 1999 when we settled our first contract, we in Toronto got a 38% wage increase. Nav Canada in the last 6 years has put in a few new radars and has almost completely updated all equipement in the country not including a few brand new control towers.
Yes I agree, privatisation has it's downside, the way I look at it though, it's the only way the US will be able to update it's equipment and staff it's centres. Maybe with privatisation you will start looking at hiring expats which will solve your staffing problem.