Like Pilot Pete I too am an outsider (and know little of the situation under discussion) but I certainly support what he has to say.
Every so often on prune we have an outbreak of anti-BALPA sentiment linked to some industrial situation which is not to the liking of the pilots in some airline or other. Instead of pulling together, or even better getting of their backsides and DOING SOMETHING there is instead an expression of horror that BALPA has not moved an amoured division in to help. There are no armoured divisions, nor are there fairy godmothers who come along and sort things out for you.
YOU have got to do something for yourselves, and by doing so you make your representatives strong. If you sit on your arses nothing ever gets done. Blame BALPA, global warming, the devil or whatever, but in the absence of collective will and action nobody can do much for you. Life is difficult.