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Old 5th Apr 2008, 10:34
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fireflybob
 
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I have to confess that being a fairly simple person (sic!) I don't really understand what's really behind BA taking this action against BALPA.

If they are trying to break BALPA/IFALPA financially then I think they are on a hiding to nothing in the long term. Remember that you might have to lose a battle to win the war. If the Unions do become financially broke then I am sure the pilots will be even more motivated to regroup in which case BA better watch out!

Remember Pearl Harbour - at the time a victory for the Japanese but years later USA dropped the Atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

At another level I find it quite heart breaking that airlines and pilots are in the current situation.
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