clvf88 : absolutely true. Unfortunately as far as J2 are concerned they will never offer anything near the best Ts and Cs until the majority of their pilots stop saying “I won’t pay BALPA 1% of my salary until they do something for me” instead of understanding that “enough of us have to join before BALPA can do what we want”.
they still hate BALPA with the fervour of 19th century Yorkshire mill owners being told they can’t send five year olds up the chimney any more. Don’t expect any quick changes, unless people are prepared to make some sacrifice for it.