I’m as surprised at all this as I am at the fact BALPA didn’t see it fit to inform anyone - the latter beggars belief imho and is more shock than surprise.
Given how pretty much everyone in BA made a conscious decision to go out of their way and apply, mostly due to some desire to “serve”, it waters down that value. The assessment wasn’t a joke and most went to great efforts in writing those essays.
I see the reps are trying to play it down as simply people being free to apply as they always were. If that’s the case and there’s nothing to see here, then what is the “deal” exactly, why are specific newsletters about it going out to pilots of DHL and how has a deal been struck yet simultaneously no change?
This reminds me of the second officer announcement .. paraphrased as “it’s gonna be different so we had to inform you, but don’t worry there’s no difference”..