Turbo:
Sorry, but I'm with LF on this. Yes, BALPA's legal protection is great if it's going to help you, but as their pamphlets say, they'll only back you if you stand a better than 50:50 chance of winning, ie. you don't need them anyway.
As for them improving the lot of the pilots at EZY, there has been nothing but a further slide into the abyss since recognition. A few have worked hard at improvements, and we all know who they are. The others sit and defend the company at every oportunity and bang on about "moral high-grounds", as if it makes a difference. BALPA has done NOTHING for anyone at EZY, despite the strong efforts of a FEW on its council. It is simply a business. The only thing that RW will respond to is chronic crew shortage (even more sever than at present) due to industrial action or mass resignations. He simply walks all over any agreements that can be eeked out of him.