Gentleman,
You may well be right but there are many people who in previous companies have felt aggrieved by Balpas action or inaction. It is all well and good saying we all should just join Balpa, but that is just not working. When newly trained pilots join a company they will fly with people who are upset by Balpa, and it is easy to be sold the argument that it is just not worth it. As I said in a previous post I am a long term Balpa member, and although I have many times questioned my membership, I always come to the conclusion it is better to be involved. However Balpa are going to have to start thinking about new recruitment techniques, especially in the european wide locos! At the end of the day it is in all of our interests.