I am currently a member of BALPA and have been for a good few years but I am getting a bit sick of my largest outgoing every month, that isn't my mortgage or council tax, going to a union that prides itself in sending me campaign literature and magazines that no doubt cost a small fortune to produce. What benefits do I see for my money? I'm really only in it for the legal cover, and I'd like to bet that a lot of other people are too. So will BALPA represent me legally no matter what the issue is? I'm lead to believe not (and that was from the mouth of the BALPA representative who recently came to speak to a course of new recruits at the company I work for). So, what are the alternatives? Who else will provide me with legal cover? Any ideas?
