Don't let this opportunity slip away..
The oil business is booming, it's almost impossible to get hold of qualified pilots, will there ever be a chance like this again to get a decent deal? And not only am I talking percentages on the pay scale, but especially rostering and pensions.
BALPA can probably do some of the talking, but in the end you have to make your own day. And remember, it's not the BALPA representative that gets to spends 800 hrs a year out in the north sea. So where is the motivation?