For what it's worth I've been a member of BALPA for a couple of decades and in that time I've been made redundant twice. On both occasions BALPA were heavily involved and on both occasions I would rate their contribution as utterly useless. By this I mean I would have been in, at worst, exactly the same situation if BALPA hadn't been involved. On both occasions there was lots of talk, lots of noise but absolutely no democratic consultation with the members. The BALPA CC rather arrogantly decided what was best for the members and no discussion was allowed. I'm at a complete loss as to why I have never left this useless body and continue to waste my money with them. Laziness I suspect. Perhaps this thread will give me the motivation. What's the web address for the IPA?