Why not contract out all our jobs and save money? The aim is to get BA to improve starter conditions so that they can recruit people to the Airbus fleet and get the right number of pilots. Contracting out means reduced opportunities for BA pilots (fewer commands available as establishment levels shrink), and does nothing to drive up the base level of remuneration for UK pilots as a whole. Not to mention driving a coach and horses through our scope agreement. The point is moot anyway because the management don't want to pay the high costs associated with contracting out the work, they'd rather just work their own pilots into the ground as its cheaper.