Thanks Phone Wind for that valuable piece of information re the pilot union drive in Bristow. It seems you know quite a bit about the sad happenings back then.
I believe it would be in the best interest of both OLOG and CHC if the respective pilot groups joined hands in corporate pilot associations. It helps streamline both communication and information all round.
Keep in mind that OLOG pilots in AirLog are 100% union through PHPA/OPEIU, Bristow might be 80-90%(?) BALPA members, and Norsk Helikopter in Norway probably have 95% of the pilots as members.
CHC-PA consists of the 5 pilot unions in CHC Europe, which have approx. 90% of the pilots as members.
PHI also have a pilot union, which is affiliated with PHPA/OPEIU. I believe the vast majority of pilots are members now.
The majority of the 550 pilots working for Air Methods are also members of PHPA/OPEIU.
All of the developments above have taken place over the last 5 to 6 years. It will be interesting to observe which position our colleagues in Africa takes on the pilot union issue.