Will you lot stop already with the "Balpa this and Balpa that.."!
BALPA is a U N I O N made up of members and the CC are locally appointed (elected) members of the union who have the guts to stand up and be counted, go toe to toe with the management, put in hours of extra work whilst doing a full roster like everyone else, and ultimately find that no bugger will stand up and be counted with them.
I bet half you people screaming about it aren't even Balpa members, or you just have some axe to grind and point at this lot and say "see? Balpa are crap, I told you"
If you are Balpa members, 'kin well get yourselves on the council and start kicking some management butt. You will soon discover that it is a very lonely place.
Otherwise - I suggest EZY captains follow the FOs out of the door asap. You are going to be paid less in the long run anyway, you might as well take the hit now on your own terms and be better off in the future.