The point I think 'Never Trust A Manage' was making and he is correct is that some of the crew have become incapacitated.
Well I think s/he was overstating the case wildly in true "oh my god we're all going to die" fashion.
I think the dig at BALPA is unfounded especially as BA is the minority within the membership. Are you a member ?
It is only recently that BA has had a minority membership in BALPA, it has long been known, quite rightly, as the "British Airways Line Pilots Association". I know from experience that, good as BALPA can be for the little guy, they are driven by BA membership. A cursory glance at The Log will confirm that.
And yes, I am a member. Have been for over 20 years. When I joined, BA were far and away the majority membership.
What will help the issue more than anything, is some clear thinking and proper research, not the crap maquerading as fact that so many posters here would prefer to indulge in.