Well said Volant Brique, but what to do now. How do we move forward? How about cry foul and start the talks all over again, I doubt the company would wear that, and most pilots would find that frustrating also.Its going to be 2 years before we get another go at this (provided that the rates don't go down again and the company cannot afford next years rise!)In the mean time its time to decide if we let BALPA have another go. Maybe a revamped North Sea Pilots Assoc. might be the answer.
Houdini - I have been informed by BALPA to approach the company and negotiate my own deal as I'm disadvantaged by the new deal. I know of several others that are in the same position. So we are back to individual settlements without the help of the union, different pilots on different deals. That's not right. Theres to much luck involved in this deal. If you were in the right place and your time in the company was just right you did well out of the deal, others did not.I suggest that if anybody needs to work with the new admin. manager they bypass him and go straight to the MD explaining their reasons for doing so!
