srjumbo, I can understand your need to move things on. Yes the Dan Air debacle was 12 years ago now. It would indeed be nice if it could finally be laid to rest. Unfortunately BALPA will not let sleeping dogs lie. Only 18 months ago they imposed a pay deal on those ex Dans who were stil in EOG now SHAG whereby their pay point was reduced from a max of pay point 22 to a new pay point of 16 (where SHAG is capped). Certainly we all got a pay rise but what did and does hurt is the fact that for over ten years we had been paying into a pension fund at pay oint 22 only to finally be awarded a pension based on pay point 16 + 5%. No consultation just take it and shut up was their attitude. Sure BALPA is getting bigger but not neccessarily better they will and do always hit the minority of its members for as they would put it "for the greater good of the majority". They are not interested in moral issues only in protecting their income from your subscriptions. The Majority must always be satisfied since they will hide behind the fact that their union is a democratic union.
By all means join them and good luck to you but remember the History or it will turn and bite you later on.
