Heathrow get what they deserve
 

After the receipt of our memo at London Heathrow ATC, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the guys from Prospect. Their tireless efforts in negotiating the forthcoming £15k annual retainer for all Heathrow tower controllers have not gone unappreciated.

Finally, big jets = big money

Say what? Is this for real?

All power to Heathrow's elbow, it's just a shame that Prospect aren't interested in representing their members interests to such an extent when it comes to "minor units" interests....:rolleyes:

You'd know if you'd been in matey.:ok:

f--k this for a game of c--ts, Brendan was right the northsiders are a gang of Gobsh#tes.

About time too i say! But why couldnt it have been more money?:confused:

Just read the memo this morning. Great news which should attract young people to NATS' golden unit and help retain staff who may have otherwise moved on.

As this is a public forum would someone care to explain to the great unwashed wihih?

AI

Does anyone know if we get the money in this month's pay?

According to my union representative the HBP (Heathrow Bonus Payment) will come into effect in May's pay and will be backdated to January.

All valid ATCOs will be paid at the same rate.

WTF?

At last, recognition for the fine job you Sharp-enders perform day in, day out!

This is a joke isn't it????????

An extra 15K per annum just to keep people at LL????

If it's true I sure as hell want to know what Prospect will be doing to help out the people at smaller units (some of which ex LL controllers fail to validate at (maybe they're not as good as they thought they were))

Otherwise, I'll be leaving the union pretty damned quickly

Got the letter today.
Looks f$*cking great, but I'll believe it when I see it in the bottom right hand corner.:O

My letter also mentions similar payments to other busy units. Anyone have any info?

At LACC we received a weeks free coffee vend for the tireless work put in by all over the first year of operation. Anyone beat that.....?

RP45

My first instinct is that this has got to be a wind up. As it isn't on the NATS forum (who nobody seems to use these days) I must reply here.

If true then it spells the end of Prospect. There is no way they can negotiate any bonus for the poor overworked Heathrow Tower controllers (it surely cannot apply to the guys in TC who do APP for EGLL) without anybody hearing about it until we have a fait accompli.

In fact my second, third and fourth instincts are also that this is a wind up.

Tell me I'm right please!!

AI

I fully agree with you and 100% hope this is a wind-up, otherwise the company has just screwed itself into the ground.....

Over in the tower yesterday on a practice "TC Evac", and I have to say, morale over there was incredible. Maybe Prospect have played their cards very close to their chest, and may be more to come. :ok:

It HAS to be a wind up !!

Why doesn't someone post the contents of the letter on the NATS forum? Is the GM at Heathrow happy about getting paid less than the ATCOs?

It's a wind up.