Ipa or Balpa
Having been in both Balpa and now settled in the IPA why are so many attracted to Balpa at 1% of Salary vs a fixed fee at the IPA?
The level of support at the IPA and its affiliate the IPF is of a very high standard, they offer all the support any pilot both employed or unemployed could want. The benefits offered are of a very high standard and the legal cover is at the members initiation and not decided by a Balpa committee.
Agreed Balpa is bigger but does that necessarily make it better?
In my time as a member of the IPA the level of help I was given in finding a job was fantastic by comparison to Balpa, they are very active and make calls to members when a job opportunity comes their way.