This dispute is all about discrimination, yes it has taken BALPA a long time to reach this stage, however all avenues of negotiation and reasoning had to be taken before this last resort action.
We have been shafted time and time again, pension arrangements, management positions, basing policy, no further recruitment in the UK the list is endless.
The vote will be taken in about ten days time with results a further two weeks later, if a soloution is not found in the meantime industrial action will be called and BALPA will be looking to IFALPA for support. In the meantime BALPA has agreed to enter talks with the company at ACAS.