I’m paraphrasing here but bear with me.
Yesterday lunchtime, the radio, IMPACT bloke speaking: “Well, all we want to move things forward is to have our members who were suspended re-instated and an assurance from the IAA that we can take this to the labour court. If they’d done that in the first place none of this would have happened”.
Some time later, the IAA: “Ok, all the suspended workers have been reinstated and we’ll go to the Labour Court and see what we can do”.
IMPACT : “Sorry, too little, too late”.
This is despite being the too little being exactly what they asked for on the radio at lunchtime. What a pack of cunts. This mindset that one should financially rewarded for learning new skills is just old skool semi-state bollocks. It’s not as if they’re not well paid enough. I know it’s a stressful job but it’s not the only stressful job in the world. I’d like to see an air-traffic controller manage a classroom full of kids for 25% of the money he’s on right now.
Didn’t Ronald Reagan sack all the air-traffic controllers in the US way back when? He brought the army in. Of course that’s not an option here, the idea that a bunch of glorified FCA men commanded by Willie O’Dea are in charge of our airports is a genuinely frightening thought, but it’d be just what IMPACT and those arseholes who refuse to upskill without being paid extra deserve.
Once again it just shows how inept this government are when it comes to dealing with unions. When the ‘Oh here, have a load of money and fuck off’ approach doesn’t work, they’re stymied. Nice one, Bertie.
In fairness, they can dig their heels in when it’s completely inappropriate and unnecessary..
As someone that isnt the best Flyer in the world,I think Air Traffic controllers should be given WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT,just so I’m safe in the knowledge that when im taking off and landing in a Plane theres not some disgruntled cunt not concentrating on the vital (make planes not crash into each other and into the ground in a firey ball of death) machines..
That would be my concern..
I’m delighted when ever my boss sends me on a course to learn something new. I don’t expect to be paid extra for it. Although I know where Fill is coming from. I seen a programme on tv about air traffic controllers, the amount of planes in the sky at any one time is amazing.
Hang on, Irish ATC controllers are amongst the best in the world (think about it, running a busy airport with our weather conditions and the shitty level of equipment in this county?) and the IAA are the ones who were going about trying to allow Aer Lingus to break international law so they could have transatlantic pilots fly for 14 hours, get an hour off and then fly 14 hours back again. How did the ATC lads become the villians here?
Having heard the IAA quango spokesman on air I’m inclined to sympathise with the air traffic controllers.
That said, surely any 12-year-old with top scores on PSP/XBox platform games should be well able to do the atc job?
Fill3rup you’re talking bollix. I’m not a great flyer either but ATC is just a job – train properly and any fucker could do it.
For this mob to disable Dublin airport, at a time when the country is struggling to get off its knees, is disgraceful and treasonous whatever their fucking whinge is about.
The ATCs all deserve to die in a plane crash, or a series of plane crashes, and I hope they do.
(But not before my flight next Monday.)
Daithi – So’s your face..
I suspect this isn’t really about air traffic controllers. It sounds like the start of a planned and sustained set of strikes designed to but major pressure on the country and therefore force an election. I think this is only the start. Unions are going to work together and escalate action to the point where the government is longer in control.
If you want a revolution, you’ll get one.
As I recall it the IAA spokesman didn’t dispute the fact that management (including himself) in the profitable commercial semi-state quango had given themselves a 6% raise.
Nice work if you can get it.
How does one become an air traffic controller?
You study really hard for many years, Twenty, then find someone who knows someone who can put in a word for you. Same as any job.
Or be John Cusack and wait for a part as an ATC to come around.
..and whatever you dont, dont fuck billy bob thortons wife!
It’ not the controllers, it’s union leaders lucking for political points,they should put the lot of the tinpot shit houses on a plane, with hot pants Umar Farouk as the pilot!
Anyhow, think of all the good it did the environment with the reduced carbon emissions – a Dolphin in the Amazon rain forest ( Amy Winehouse’s ladygarden ? ) was saved.
Reagan fired the best part of 11,500 of them in 1981. Had the right fucking idea too.
See halfway down this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization_(1968)
I’m in a surprisingly good mood today. So all I’ll state is this.
If you allow and direct planes to fuel up and fly out of shannon to illegally invade and blanket-bomb their “enemy” and you take the money then you ain’t getting no sympathy from me. Another fianna fail/pd greed legacy.
Are Muslims allowed to be air traffic controllers?
And one other thing. I’ll lay any bet that the mistress of the accused in the latest murder trial has an association with the pigs. The law is not equally applied. Again.
maggot Says:
January 21st, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Are Muslims allowed to be air traffic controllers?
Maggot. You know the old joke from the old days? (Well, hopefully the old days)
A jew is walking around belfast in the 70′s when an armed gang corner him.
One of the gang pins him againt a wall and asks – “Are you a catholic or a protestant?”
The man sighs with relief and say’s “I’m a jew.”
The armed gang consult and the same one asks ” OK. Are you a catholic jew or a protestant jew?”
How do you mean Itchy?
As the Belfast Muslim said.. “Tiocfaidh Allah”
itchy – I was thinking more about how easy it would be for a crazy to send a Plane to land on the Dáil. Lord, let’s hope I haven’t put any ideas into Twenty’s head about a career change!
Fill3rup Says:
January 21st, 2010 at 1:36 pm
How do you mean Itchy?
There’s a report on the front page of The Irish Times questioning why a witness called by the court was allowed to enter the court through a restricted area which is only used by the jury, the judge and the accused. I’m saying that I’ll bet the witness has a close family member who is a cop. One law for cops, one for plebs. I could be wrong. But I doubt it.
*Please note: I am unable to respond to any comments as I have begun my Air Traffic Controller training*
“Tiocfaidh Allah” – heh
“Tiocfaidh Allah”
Be warned Twenty – in light of recent articles in the Sunday tribune and rampant piss-taking, SF are taking legal advice and will be seeking an injunction banning anybody from mocking Republicanism and Republicans.
Still one of the best Adams piss takes
http://www.portadownnews.com/26Oct01.htm
Portadown News was great. Isn’t that Newton Emerson?
Sure was – the Letters etc were brilliant – and he’s still at it – Did you see the one about Perversional Sinn Fein ?
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0120/1224262712525.html
maggot. You never seem to have any humour based on the other side of the argument. We are equal opportunity piss-takers here. You know, like Sammy Wilson being Minister for Finance for example?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20001008/ai_n14520121/
maggot. You never seem to have any humour based on the other side of the argument.
That is not true. Just not so many opportunities on a mainly ROI site.
Try this: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/playgirl-chasing-iris-robinsons-lover-kirk-mccambley-to-be-a-nude-centrefold-14642134.html
holyshitfuck!
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/northern-ireland-nightlife-in-pictures-13906774.html?ino=5
The Bot and the Egg ( Eglantine Inn) are notorious itchy.
Holemaster will have a blistered palm.
I prefer a more subtle breast.
who do you think you are kidding ?
I’ll take anything.
Even this chap would not be safe!
maggot, where did you get that picture of fill3rup?
He looks like the adult version of Spoilt Bastard from Viz!
I also prefer a breast to be attached to a woman.
Hah Peadar…you’re rapier wit once again defeats me..
Prefer – but any port in a storm ?
rapier your face
rapier your face
heh
rapier your face
another one for the Sunday Times to quote
Fucking hell, will someone shoot Joe O’Connor so we don’t have to hear his sing songy alliterated shite prose on RTE drivetime?
why not change channel ?
I like getting annoyed.
I like Spurs and Van Morrison. The latter in small doses.
Which is exactly how you get your trophies with Spurs
Double Cunto.
Spurs and Van Morrison? You deserve a dose alright
The music from the Departed. Ace. Currently listening to “Toad” by Cream. Equally ace.
what an incredible bunch of ill informed areseholes that have left these comments.i shouldnt dignify daithis comment that ”The ATCs all deserve to die in a plane crash, or a series of plane crashes, and I hope they do.” why dont we apply the logic to teachers, nurses, guards every1 who has decided to strike within the last few years, huh? while most people here seem to be ignorant of the work that is performed by ATC who essentially take the lives of multitude of people into their hands each shift,i hope dey are rewarded for bringinng the issue of their pension pay to light, given many are expected to loose 20% of it. Not the fact that they were painted as neo luddites by a bumbling HR idiot, however I guess genuises that post here know more gievn their RSS feed from RTE. What a bunch of retards some of ye really are. And yes guys, as ye sit behind your desks working on some shitty spreadsheet, becoming an ATC is a very tough route..wankers