guys, some of you are missing this substantive point here
You join a union to support and have a say in any collective representation agreement that you may have in your company.
If your company doesn't have a collective representation agreement, if you want one, join the union most likely to get enough support to join to force your company to recognise them, therefore it's actually counter productive to join union that is only a fringe player in our profession.
To any of you who are unsure about what I'm saying, just think of the airlines with the best overall terms & conditions in the UK. All of these are strong BALPA airlines and none of managements provide the best pay, benefits & lifestyle out of the goodness in their souls, they do it because they are faced with a strong, cohesive pilot workforce.
Last edited by notdavegorman; 3rd Apr 2006 at 11:30.