I’m no BALPA fanboy, but I do think they did a solid job saving as many as they could under very trying circumstances
Oh they sure did a SOLIDLY excellent job. Especially if you're in the CRS receiving £80K - £100k a year for doing sweet FA. I'm not so sure the 249 redundant brigade would agree, mind.
BACC hammered the first nail in their own coffin with this ridiculous plan. None of the returning pilots with any self respect will sign up again and I'm sure that any new future pilots recruited will realise that the BACC will do nothing constructive for them - not in the early years anyway.
That said, I'm hearing Management are finally starting to put an end to this absolute nonsense that is the CRS.