Guys, I think the main question has been misunderstood...........banding doesn't exist here, and dual validation is not a choice, ............let me put it another way, would you be happy working more hours than your counterpart at the unit ?....everything else being equal.......for less benefits? When solutions exist to spread the workload equally ! I personally think it creates a divide , hostility,and suggests that approach is in fact a second rate task to the tower.