Originally Posted by
Lazydogg
100 percent. It is pathetic.
That’s an opinion.
Personally I know people who hate BALPA and I know people who love them. I know people who have been helped enormously, and people who have been shafted.
My personal opinion is that unions in general are actually quite toothless, and peoples expectations of them are far in excess of what in reality a union can deliver.
The problem at Jet2 is that there are 2 employee bodies negotiating for the pilot work force. One that the company engages with and one that they don’t. I think when/if the body that the company engages with stops producing results that benefit the pilot workforce BALPA may become more important.
Overall I have been a BALPA member for over 25 years. I have paid an awful lot of money to them. With hindsight I’m not sure I have received value for money.