Air Traffic Control Issues

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Extraordinary. 11 controllers all at their console for 8 consecutive hours? No rotating 30 min relief provided by the supervisor/s? Was sustenance taken in situ? What about toilet breaks? Was this regarded as normal and accepted by the union officials and membership, despite the provisions of the EA?

The company's argument was that the nature of the work provided opportunities for these breaks to naturally occur. I'll say it is slowly getting better in Melbourne. Many groups no longer do single person nights (doggos), but there's still a measurable number that do. It might strike you as surprising that Melbourne Approach, (Australia's busiest TCU overnight), had single person doggos up until a few months ago.

While our union is much more sedate than many members would like it to be, they slowly push for better working conditions. When the next EBA negotiations start within a year, it'll be interesting to see what comes with it. The angst/ uprest at the company currently can only be described as "white-hot." amongst those at the coal-face.