LLuke and spuis you are either misinformed or have missed the points being raised entirely.
KLMuk pilots were TUPE transferred from KLMuk to a new company called KLCuk. They brought with them an entire airline, aircraft and routes along with a management structure that has been devastated over the last few years through KLM/KLC/VNV behaviour towards its UK employees.
Those routes are not KLM routes but KLCuk routes that KLCuk now allow KLM to fly in return KLCuk are allowed to fly some of the routes from AMS further into Europe. In other words both KLCuk and KLM crews are being harmonised, 2 airlines into 1 but only harmonised as much as the VNV and KLM want.
So tell me why KLCuk pilots should not be allowed onto the KLM pilot’s seniority list or why they should be treated as ‘contract pilots’ or ‘custodians of Dutch jobs’? They have their own jobs and have just as much right as any KLM pilot to be there. They should not have to take up new KLM jobs! They brought them with them and gradually the VNV have pinched them as the KLC pilots have left. (VNV made sure of this as they made KLM agree to no new hiring into KLCuk and a guaranteed reduction in jobs within KLCuk each year – see D & K agreement mentioned above).
Total discrimination which ever way you look at it. Several people on here have diverted the complaints from the VNV to KLM well the truth is that the VNV have KLM in their pockets and therefore the VNV have dictated the terms.
It is unreasonable to expect the dedicated UK workforce to accept this position. Which is why I guess Balpa have eventually said enough is enough lets get this sorted. Just remember VNV members there is another takeover (sorry merger) looming and you are the small boys…