wow impressive rant, my compliments TRon.
after being here for approaching 3 years I must admit that i feel that we are losing the plot a bit too.
a lot of what you are saying is true to a certain extent but a lot isn't either.
go and have a look at some of the european bases, you'll find a lot of happy campers there!
it seems that the UK bases (LTN in particular) are being screwed beyond recognizition, and personally I have never heard so many guys talking about leaving.
WHY CANT BALPA GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER?
Somewhere they lost a lot of credibility and it will be hard to ever get this back.
I'm a member but do not understand the lack of communication.
At least make it look like you are fighting and not just communicating and discussing with the company.
Knowing that it is the most productive way, members like to hear differently though!